Past Coverage

• Reassessing the Value of Research Universities - July 13, 2009
• Liberal Education on the Ropes - April 1, 2005
• Old News: the Decline of Research Universities - October 25, 2002
• A Choice of Transformations for the 21st-Century University - February 4, 2000
• The Global Reach of American Social Science - September 26, 2003

Commentary

• Cases in Point: Intellectual-Property Agreements: Are You Managing Your Rights?

  In view of recent federal-court decisions, three lawyers urge colleges to carefully review two common methods of licensing the inventions of their faculty members.

• The City Where Diploma Dreams Go to Die

  Systemic high-school performance failure has elicited much hand-wringing. But there should be equal anguish, writes Kevin Carey, over breakdowns at the college level.

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  Why Liberal Arts Need Career Services

  Creative teaching and career planning are not mutually exclusive, writes Katharine S. Brooks.

Campus Viewpoint

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At the University of South Florida, the momentum for transforming learning and discovery at every level continues to build. This drive to fundamentally reshape the university has gained national recognition with a designation by U.S....