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Scott McLemee reviews some of the university press titles inspired by Mary Shelley’s classic.

By Scott McLemee

There is absolutely no way to take a student’s work in any class and put a number or a letter to it in a way that couldn’t be done in another equally reasonable way, argues Dan Houck.

By Dan Houck

Asking everyone their preferred personal pronoun is not a good idea, argues Rachel N. Levin.

By Rachel N. Levin

The digital communication platform gives students more ways to interact with instructors and one another and can breathe life into the online classroom, Kathleen Kole de Peralta and Sarah Robey write.

By Kathleen Kole de Peralta and Sarah Robey

The need to sell higher education and the liberal arts is real, and there should be no shame in that, argue Leonard Cassuto and Robin L. Cautin.

By Leonard Cassuto and Robin L. Cautin

The metric used in the U.S. News rankings is deeply flawed and can encourage a profoundly limited view of the positive impact of alumni relations, argues Sue Cunningham.

By Sue Cunningham

Jim Jump hopes that Stanford's recent announcement that it won't boast about admissions statistics leads to reflection at other colleges about the quest for more and more applicants.

By Jim Jump

Mark Salisbury issues an open letter to college presidents.

By Mark Salisbury