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Relocation, Relocation, Relocation
A new book reflects on the writer as migrant. Scott McLemee tracks it down.
The Illusion of Race-Blind Admissions
Many critiques of affirmative action fail to understand how decisions are actually made, writes Julie Vultaggio.
Another View of Bias
William Major writes that he can't imagine punishing or rewarding a student for political reasons. But he wonders how much grades may be determined by whether professors like or dislike students.
The Economy and College Student Health
The burgeoning financial pressures on institutions increase the need for them to look for creative ways to make health insurance more affordable, not less, for their students, writes Jon Englund.
Birthing Pains and the Emergence of a New Social Narrative
Beverly Daniel Tatum considers why, as so many students rejoice in the election of Barack Obama, some campuses are experiencing racial incidents linked to the election.
Saying Farewell to a Man of Letters
The late John Leonard was a one-man cultural-studies symposium. Scott McLemee reminisces...
Stuck on Student Learning
As Measuring Up 2008 prepares to grade higher education progress on a variety of fronts, most states' efforts to gauge academic outcomes have stalled, writes Peter Ewell.
Higher Education in the Age of Obama
Academics may need a reality check about what may and may not be possible in the new administration, writes Arthur Levine.