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Ethical College Admissions: A Tragedy

Jim Jump considers the reports of abuse and application fraud by a private school in Louisiana that has been highly praised.

When College Degrees Impede Opportunity

College credentialing and degree inflation tend to serve the needs of employers, not students, write Frederick M. Hess and Grant Addison.

Against Endorsing the Chicago Principles

Their main shortcoming is in the false assurance they offer colleges and universities, argues Sigal Ben-Porath.

Technology in the Classroom: What the Research Tells Us

Fans and foes of letting students use laptops and phones in class hold fervent views. Jordan Troisi and Aaron Richmond suggest acting based on research instead -- and offer recommendations.

Ordinary Education in Extraordinary Times

Despite all the changes going on outside campuses -- and often, in fact, because of them -- our traditional educational practices have never been more important, writes Michael S. Roth.

Warning to Physician Faculty

Our academic freedom may be at stake, writes Julie Kim, if most of our paycheck is controlled by a hospital that is affiliated with but not owned by the institution.

Manson Family Values

Scott McLemee reviews Jeffrey Melnick's Creepy Crawling: Charles Manson and the Many Lives of America's Most Infamous Family.

Durable Admissions

Admissions offers shouldn't expire after a year, writes Chuck Staben.