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When University Presses Fail

Closures speak volumes about a university's priorities and about academe's priorities, writes Jeffrey R. Di Leo.
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Knee-Jerk Reforms on Remediation

The conclusion that remedial education has failed is based on flawed interpretations of data and unsupported assertions, write Hunter R. Boylan and Alexandros Goudas.

Shame on the Shame List

The Education Department's system for identifying the most expensive colleges is misleading and creates the wrong incentives for institutions, write Robert B. Archibald and David H. Feldman.

No Back Row

Steve Cohen writes that interactive online education, not MOOCs, may be the real challenge for traditional higher ed.

Peter Thiel's Questions

It's easy for academics to scoff at the entrepreneur who tells students they don't need college degrees, but he's raising important issues (even if he isn't offering the right solutions), writes Ryan McIlhenny.

Arab Winter, Arab Spring

President-for-life used to be a steady job. Now it makes you a target. Scott McLemee considers a book on the Middle East's bad old days.

Not Just a Diversity Number

When college administrators talk constantly about their efforts to attract non-white professors, the supposed beneficiaries of these policies are marginalized, writes one such faculty member.

The Real Problem With the LSAT

The test defines legal education too narrowly and shouldn't be a requirement for accreditation, writes Jay Conison.