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The Supreme Court ruling on Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, is disappointing, writes Roger Clegg, but it leaves plenty of room for future challenges to racial preference policies.

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The Supreme Court ruling in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin restores constitutional order to college admissions, writes Michael A. Olivas.

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A prominent book championing the pathways approach to student completion at community colleges understates the deep resistance and possible unintended consequences such a restructuring could trigger, writes Mike Rose.

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The reactionary responses to use of Spanish language at a recent commencement ceremony demonstrate the limits of institutional diversity rhetoric, argue Christina M. Ceisel and Vanessa Díaz.

By Christina M. Ceisel and Vanessa Díaz

A fascinating new paper sheds light on how note keeping was once central to the pedagogical experience, deeply embedded in the whole social system of academe, writes Scott McLemee.

By Scott McLemee

The U.K.'s referendum on exiting the E.U. has the potential to significantly slow the growth of higher education at home and abroad, argues Christopher R. Marsicano.

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Despite its critics now and over the ages, the university has somehow endured into its ninth century, writes James Axtell.

By James Axtell

The tragedy in Orlando calls on those of us in higher education to consider how to confront violence and inequity and support people traumatized by continuing oppression, writes Stephanie Bondi.

By Stephanie Bondi