Despite Decades in the Game, Few Women Lead Athletic Programs

Are qualified women being overlooked as athletic directors because they lack connections? Or are they simply content to be No. 2?

Hands Off Higher Ed in the Statehouse? Hardly.

Bills on the table in some states include limits on salaries, sabbaticals, and collective bargaining.

In Land of Tests, 'Exam Dream' Comes in Many Guises

The academic nightmare never goes away.

Colleges Seek Fresh Ways to Curb Ever-Rising Health Costs

Many continue to see double-digit percentage increases.

A Historian Devotes Himself to Urging, and Guiding, Colleagues to Teach Better

As the first fellow of a teaching institute at Bryn Mawr College, Kenneth Bain is passing on insights gleaned from research to 12 faculty members.

An Alternative to 'Alternative' Spring Break: Stay Home

An anthropologist advises against spring-break travel but offers tips for those who can't bear to stay home.

Law Schools Revamp Their Curricula to Teach Practical Skills

As law firms demand to get out of the training business, academic programs focus more on simulations.

New Psychiatric Surgeries Tread a Fine Line Between Research and Therapy

Researchers conducting trials of the treatments say their tests are caught between conflicting demands for better therapy and better science.

Actually Going to Class? How 20th-Century.

New learning technologies prompt a rethinking of traditional course structure

For One Athletic Director, the Path to the Top Required a Difficult Sacrifice

Her sons said, "Mom, you've talked to us all our lives about having dreams and going after your dreams. You have to do it, and you have to make it work."

State Budget Proposals Would Reduce Benefits for Future Retirees

Legislators in 20 states are looking at such steps to help make up budget shortfalls.

Governors Face Challenges in Efforts to Improve College-Completion Rates

The National Governors Association had put the issue at the top of its agenda, but how much it can make a difference is open to question.

Virginia Governor's Proposed Covenant With Colleges Defies Other States' Cuts

As deep cuts in higher education are being made in many states, Robert F. McDonnell plans to guarantee colleges a fair share of state money from now on.

A Group for Secular Students Finds Its Way on a Christian Campus

Those who started the club at California Lutheran University see it as tied to the university's mission, which "encourages critical inquiry into matters of both faith and...

Education Dept. Pledges to Reform Troubled Loan Process for Disabled Borrowers

An investigation published in The Chronicle last week found that red tape kept some borrowers with lasting disabilities from obtaining loan forgiveness.

South Korea Brings in Foreign Professors by the Thousands, but Is It Ready for Them?

The country wants to increase the number of foreign professors at its universities to meet the demands of a globalizing world, but cultural clashes have left some hires...

European Universities Are Urged to Seek Other Revenue as Public Support Flags

Though governments should continue providing funds, says a report from the European University Association, institutions must look to industry and philanthropy as well.

Despite Hurdles, India Is Ripe for Partnerships, Educators Say

Many colleges find it extraordinarily difficult to forge ties, but Indian institutions want American partners in the fields of business, technology, and engineering.

It's Time for a National Digital-Library System

We need a national digital library that includes practical as well as scholarly material, and is easily accessible to everyone.

The Scholar as Futurologist

Sometimes the eggheads are pretty sharp about this real-world stuff. Policy makers would be wise to pay a little attention.

Does African-American Literature Exist?

It did, but its time has passed.

In Dubai, a Cinematic Door to the Mideast

An impressive international film festival showcases an industry increasing in confidence and cultural cachet.

Nota Bene: A Revolution in Consciousness

David Brooks's new book borrows from social psychology to explore the forces that make us what we are.

The Lessons of Dislocation

Over the course of a semester abroad, the notion of "home" gets upended.

Reading for All Work and No Play

"Many young Americans do care about and study foreign languages. It is sad and shameful that colleges and universities are cutting back on necessary funding."

A Compulsive Learner Bemoans Language Cuts

A Ban on Brain-Boosting Drugs Is Not the Answer

To stop the use of "neuroenhancers," we need to change the culture of competition in college and engage students in learning for learning's sake.

Let's Close the Gap Between Teaching and Assessing

We need to do a much better job of assessing learning at the college level so we know how to improve our teaching and increase students' knowledge.

Why I Like Assessment

Done right, it encourages faculty to think more carefully about what they do, how they do it, and why they do it that way.

Do 'Lifestyle Choices' Keep Women Out of Science?

"Turns out there was no position for any woman anywhere in engineering at her husband's school."

Rankings' Chickens Are Back to Roost

"Now the sad story at Villanova joins earlier reports of law schools' retroactively raising students' grades to improve their competitiveness in the job market."

Overcoming the 'Rattle Effect'

If you're new to the tenure track, there's a good chance you are inordinately flustered by problem students.