Filter & Sort
The Prison-House of Data
The field of digital humanities is limited and marginalized by the perception that it's simply about data, Noah Wardrip-Fruin writes.
Hurting His Own Case
Rick Santorum's critiques aren't helpful to the conservative academics he says need support, writes one of them, Matthew Woessner.
Virtuous Arguments
The Rush Limbaugh debate and other examples of political incivility point to the need for the kind of instruction offered in many first-year writing courses, writes John Duffy.
Don't Weaken Federal Oversight
House-passed legislation to gut Education Department rules governing the credit hour and state approval will undermine consumer protection and hurt taxpayers, Rep. Tim Bishop writes.
Real Cost: Harvard vs. Cal State
F. King Alexander explains why a recent headline-grabbing news story comparing the price of two universities had it all wrong.
Our Lady of Love and Death
Driven underground by the Inquisition, a Mexican folk saint makes the 21st century her own. Scott McLemee reads up on Santa Muerte,
Step Right Up
The annual carnival -- er, meeting -- of the association of writing programs prompts Carolyn Foster Segal's musings on the state of her discipline.
Carrots for Faculty
If federal officials want a renewed emphasis on quality teaching in higher ed, they need to find a new way to reward the best thinking about pedagogy the same way they reward the best research ideas, writes Kiernan Mathews. That means real money.