Opinion

The death of the poet Reginald Shepherd has Alan Contreras puzzling over how to judge a student prize in his memory.

This isn't a question, per se, but it's too good not to quote. A longtime correspondent writes (edited for relative...

Today I travel to my lone academic conference of the year (not counting conferences within driving distance). Like many professors...

Isn’t it funny how after you learn a new word you are suddenly aware of it being used all over...

Is digital shorthand the end of literacy? Scott McLemee listens to a linguist.

I wrote a while back about my feeling that the complexity of technology is accelerating so rapidly that we can’t...

This story didn't surprise me. Having been on this side of the desk for a while now, I can attest...

I don't want to say that I have as much contact with students as a typical faculty member, but I...