Opinion

I hadn’t seen the movie and I hadn’t read the book, but I’d seen the preview and the poster: “The...

By Fleur LaDouleur

"1st, do not be alarmed by the burning smell in your kitchen." Oh, goody.

By Dean Dad

For some time now, I've been uncomfortable with the term "global warming". Not that it's in any way inaccurate, just...

By G. Rendell

Many in the academic community despise college rankings and the implicit associated “grading” of universities. This is terribly ironic since...

By Richard Vedder

Forbes portrays its new college rankings as an outcomes-oriented alternative to U.S. News. But the outcomes it chooses -- including Ratemyprofessors.com -- make it seem like a parody, Patricia McGuire writes.

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Crazy Larry, always hungry for acting roles, sent me an ad he found on Craig’s List: People meet me (an...

By Oronte

A new correspondent writes: I'm a graduate student (of the Master's variety) at a private university in {Very Big City...

By Dean Dad

There is always an ebb and flow of parenthood, but at this time of year, as the kids all start...

By Susan Bassow