Opinion

Discussions of how to diversify the research world and of how to work beyond the boundaries of traditional fields should be combined, write Diana Rhoten and Stephanie Pfirman.

What are the odds? There was actually a staggeringly brilliant piece in the New York Times yesterday! (The piece is...

I’m in Chicago, since Crazy Larry finally got me a comp ticket to the play he’s in. It’s a good...

Carolyn Segal considers the impact of an essay -- and its unexpected afterlife in the world of plagiarism Web sites.

A former cc administrator -- who is not me -- did a piece in the Chronicle about deans and chairs...

Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, a president-turned-presidential search consultant, considers why many candidacies are needlessly ruled out, and suggests that the questions asked may be too narrow.

A regular correspondent writes: Lots of people are showing up in class these days who have been cut off from...

They long for a clash of civilizations that would destroy our liberties. Scott McLemee worries about the fanatics among us.