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Gaming Excellence
After his institution imposes an inarguable "excellence" fee on students, Clarence Sowers envisions other one-time charges to follow.
The Don'ts of Higher Ed Reform
The 18 months that I spent on Margaret Spellings’ Commission on the Future of Higher Education left me convinced that...
Race Still Matters
Colleges need a new set of discussions -- involving students, professors, administrators and their communities, write Michelle Asha Cooper and David A. Longanecker.
Wrong Things, Rightly Named
An Eastern European thinker knows what to call the practices covered in the CIA report. Scott McLemee follows his lead....
Finding One's Way By Losing It
As comforting as lamentation can be, colleges and their leaders will waste an opportunity if they respond to the economic crisis with frugality and caution, David E. Shi writes.
End of the Business Simile
With so many companies collapsing, Daniel J. Ennis notices that academics are no longer being told that they need to learn management and strategy from the corporate world.
dailynews.edu: A Proposal
Academics should do more than wring their hands over the Great Newspaper Meltdown, David Scobey argues: They should play host to campus-based ventures for local and state news.
Putting the Amateur Myth to Rest
Big-time college athletes are not amateurs nor should they be pros, and the NCAA needs a new model to recognize that, Allen Sack argues.