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Struggling to Be Heard

Students at the University of Dallas proposed a club focused on racial justice. Some students and faculty members argued the club would be divisive.

Not-So-Fait Accompli

University of Vermont says announced cuts to the liberal arts are happening. The faculty says otherwise. The bigger story: how universities are seizing on COVID-19 to push through long-desired curricular and staffing reforms.

‘Never Waste a Good Pandemic’

Boulder's arts and sciences dean wants to build back the faculty post-pandemic -- one non-tenure-track instructor at a time.
Opinion

The Boomer Cult of Self-Realization Is Killing College

Colleges have in recent decades placed student discovery ahead of pathways and outcomes. Today’s students need a more practical approach, Ryan Craig argues.

Bursting Their Bubble

A pricey mini campus promises students a maskless, safe spring term. Some see it as a paradise, others a prison, but experts agree that no environment is pandemic-proof.
Opinion

Why Coaching for Social Justice Matters

Athletics can be a productive environment to engage white students, coaches and others in ways that help them become more aware of privilege and institutional racism, writes Joshua Meyer.

Developmental Education Reform Improved Passing Rates

The movement to reform remedial education now has more research to back it up with this study on Florida's results.

Losing to Win

Faculty leaders at Rutgers are challenging spending decisions that have left the athletics department in a "black hole" of internal debt amassed in a costly drive to improve the university's on-field prowess.