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Masterpiece or not, William S. Burroughs' "The Revised Boy Scout Manual": An Electronic Revolution fills a puzzling lacuna in the Beat author's bibliography, writes Scott McLemee.

By Scott McLemee

Defenders of Avital Ronell should look to the uncovering of the Catholic sexual abuse scandal, argues Kathryn Meredith Doyle.

By Kathryn Meredith Doyle

When it comes to cases like that of Avita Ronell, American universities can learn a lot from British ones, argues Rebecca Gould.

By Rebecca Gould

Why are growing numbers of presidential tenures short-lived, asks Clara M. Lovett, and what can we learn from them?

By Clara M. Lovett

A key common problem in the recent string of presidential resignations involves a lack of shared governance, argues William G. Tierney.

By William G. Tierney

Jonathan A. Poritz warns that colleges and universities should not rush too quickly to embrace the new technology for distributed public ledgers on the internet.

By Jonathan A. Poritz

Scott Dalrymple considers the gap between anti-intellectualism and higher education, and how to bridge it.

By Scott Dalrymple

Scholars should speak out against those who have weaponized the language of “safety,” “security,” “acknowledgment” and “inclusion” to silence anyone who disagrees with them, argues Peter Wood.

By Peter Wood