Recent Articles
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The Lure, and the Risks, of Starting a University
As start-ups, ventures in nonprofit higher education are infused with a sense of mission. Then reality sinks in, for better and for worse.
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How to Teach the Trophy Generation
To engage with today's pampered students, professors need new techniques.
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The Moral Obligations of Scientists
Should environmental researchers advocate for policy? The answer is yes, of course; the question is how to do so effectively.
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Why Do You Think They're Called For-Profit Colleges?
The worst players in the industry are ruthlessly exploiting the commodified college degree. But they didn't commodify it in the first place.
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7 Signs of Successful Study-Abroad Programs
Why do as few as 1.5 percent of college students study overseas each year? Because colleges thwart their efforts. Here's how not to.
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Ghostwriting and Academic Medicine
Universities must do much more to stop the pervasive practice of pharmaceutical companies' publishing under the bylines of academic researchers.
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Serving the University: Better Mentors for Young Professors Would Help
Few junior faculty members understand the role of faculty senates, university standing committees, and how such groups make policies on campus.
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Leading International Partnerships: 7 Roles for Presidents
Case studies of colleges' overseas ventures show the crucial contributions of presidents to their success.
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The Growth of Private and For-Profit Higher Education in Britain: Competition or Collaboration?
The country's public universities, long accustomed to privileged status, face two imminent threats to their near-monopoly.
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Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission?
These 11 are.
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Colleges and the Rebirth of the American Dream
For every child who finds a path to college, there are many others who don't. The cost of losing them is incalculable.
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4 Areas of Concern
How can nonprofit colleges being taken over by investors make sure they get the best deal, both for themselves and for students?
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Salvation or Suicide?
As nonprofit colleges disappear or are acquired by for-profits, we will experience the erosion of a commitment to a crucial mission of education.
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Peer Editing Could Use Some Revision
The process shouldn't be a mere formality, but a way to help students become better writers and editors.
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A Textbook Case for Low-Cost Books
Although textbooks are important to teaching, most of the decision making and all of the money are outside of an institution's control. That should change.
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The Hidden Risk to Academic Freedom in Corporate Consulting Contracts
Such agreements can entice faculty members to sacrifice too much for the chance to do interesting work or make money.
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Turnover of Chief Academic Officers Threatens Strategic Plans
But much can be done to improve provosts' jobs and keep them in the role longer.
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International Students Are at Risk of Life and Dignity
Their lack of citizenship in the countries where they are studying works against them, sometimes fatally so, as a case in Australia demonstrated.
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Portuguese Partnerships Seek to Tackle European Higher-Education Reform Challenges
Portugal is collaborating with American universities, including MIT, to determine how to promote excellence and competitiveness in a global marketplace.
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Celebrity Commencement Speakers in a Brave New World
When reporters pounce upon a gaffe at a graduation, the consequent glare of attention has little to do with diplomas.
