Opinion

I didn’t grow up with a father, so my two sons have exactly as much experience with actual fatherhood as...

By Oronte

In the movie "Ghostbusters," Dan Aykroyd commiserates with Bill Murray after the two lose their jobs as university researchers. “Personally...

By Jeremy Penn

Proposed regulations about military recruiting and ROTC threaten key academic values, writes John K. Wilson.

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Today is the third birthday of the blog. To celebrate (okay, not really, but a segue is a segue), I'll...

By Dean Dad

The current approach often confuses, or misleads, students and families about what college will cost them, says Mark Kantrowitz. He offers a proposal for change.

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Apparently, a new study suggests that 'study skills' courses for college freshmen improves eventual academic success rates. This bothers me...

By Dean Dad

Antioch's demise has brought forth a great deal of ink, much of it smugly self-congratulatory, or bitter, or both. Colleges...

By Dean Dad

Although he gets a solid twelve hours a night (!), on some school mornings, TB really, really doesn't want to...

By Dean Dad