Opinion

States are ultimately responsible for college quality, but 50 definitions of quality are too many. It's time to cooperate on state approval of higher education, Alan Contreras writes.

Well, that post title was a little redundant, don’t you think? For my readers not in academe, Cary Nelson is...

Last Monday I wrote my blog post during a snow day; today it’s 80F and sunny, and I’m on spring...

For some reason, there's a persistent subset of people – both faculty and staff – who can't raise one issue...

... isn't technically about sustainability. It's about food. Or, more technically, our agricultural system. It's here. You should go read...

Generous financial aid packages will only go so far, writes Arlene Cash. Higher education needs to get involved in the lives of disadvantaged children well before they can apply to college, she says.

A colleague's tragically early death prompts Teresa Mangum to consider the qualities those starting their careers need -- especially in such difficult times.

This article from the Chronicle, about spousal hiring, and this one from IHE, about administrative searches in a recession, are...