Opinion

After months of tsunami, hurricane, and earthquake, Scott McLemee wonders if the trouble didn't really start on November 1, 1755...

A professor tries to explore the complexities of speaking Spanish in the Southwest -- and runs into unexpected roadblocks.

"Restorative justice" can help both victims and those accused of many violations of college policies, writes David R. Karp.

"Whoever cannot give to himself an adequate account of the past three thousand years," said Goethe, "remains in darkness, without...

Isolation is one of the biggest enemies of grad students, and yet is all too prevalent, writes Gina Hiatt.

As the holiday season approaches, Scott McLemee contemplates made-up traditions -- and his own future in the remainder bin.

Academics worry too much about consumer values in higher education, but Alex Golub writes that it's not about the money -- it's about the relationship.

Sometimes our tools are our politics, and that’s not always a good thing. Last week, the Copyright Clearance Center announced...