Opinion

Another of the benefits of revealing my real name and location is the ability to profile remarkable people I’ve met...

By Oronte

One of the mantras of the sustainability movement is "reduce, reuse, recycle." The three options are stated in order of...

By G. Rendell

As the economy reels from the housing crisis, lawmakers should act now to ensure that higher education is not next, Richard Vedder and Andrew Gillen argue.

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There's a provocative piece in yesterday's IHE about a study on per-student spending at various levels of higher ed, and...

By Dean Dad

Only yesterday did I hear of the death, last September, of Professor Emeritus James J. McNiece, Jr., of Northern Illinois...

By Oronte

Let's say you live some distance from campus, not near any other employees who work a schedule similar to yours...

By G. Rendell

While opposing the push to regulate endowment spending, Sharon Herzberger writes that institutions of means could make more of a difference for low-income students beyond their own campuses.

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A new correspondent writes: I've been a faithful reader for a while now ... an issue has been brought to...

By Dean Dad