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Academic unions should refrain from political statements that do not pertain directly to the mission of promoting labor interests, Colleen P. Eren writes.

Protecting professors from university discipline for their extramural speech is necessary, but no longer sufficient, Austin Sarat writes.

Reflecting on her first 20 years in the classroom, Rebecca Vidra identifies six key ways students and their needs have changed.

California State University’s new draft policy for handling “other conduct of concern” is deeply, well, concerning, Peter C. Herman writes.

Jim Jump doesn’t buy David Brooks’s critique of the “meritocracy” but writes that his argument merits consideration nevertheless.

Not customers, and not clients, either—reclaiming a vision of students as citizens points to a way forward for higher ed, Christine M. Nowik writes.

Jay Hartzell’s planned move from the UT Austin presidency to Southern Methodist demands attention from all who care about public higher ed, Michael S. Harris writes.

Understanding academic freedom as a collective faculty responsibility provides a basis for protecting academic rights, Will Clark writes.