Columns

A good friend from grad school came to visit this weekend. He is the chair of his department, and has...

By Joshua Kim

On November 9, 1965, my doctor appointment in mid town Manhattan lasted longer than I expected and I needed to...

By Herman Berliner

Last week, Ben's band had their first paying gig in Manhattan. It was a pretty big deal -- an attractive...

By Susan O'Doherty

I have been focused, some might say obsessed, with concern about the future of higher education, if not since I...

By Tracy Mitrano

Several alert readers pointed me this week to the launch of the New College of the Humanities in England. Although...

By Dean Dad

Walking Wolfie in to preschool, hand-in-hand. He asks me to go with him down the hall to the classroom. Then...

By Oronte

I had an unusually busy travel year. Usually, I go to one conference - at most. This time I went...

By Barbara Fister

The Man Who Lied to His Laptop: What Machines Teach Us About Human Relationships by Clifford Nass and Corina Yen...

By Joshua Kim