Colleges Are Calling Professors Back to Class

Many institutions are calling off the deals that allowed faculty members time off from teaching.

Intellectual Roots of 'Occupy Wall Street' Lie in Academe

The movement's guiding principles arise from scholarship on anarchy.

Art Schools Build New 'Foundation' Across Disciplines

Amid widespread change in their fields, the schools and university programs cast a fresh eye on what artists will need to know from now on.

Florida A&M Board Pushes to Change President's 'Evergreen' Contract

The university's trustees are now questioning whether the provisions laid out in James H. Ammons's contract more than four years ago are too generous.

When the Answer to 'Access or Excellence?' Has to Be 'Both'

St. Mary's College of Maryland, a public honors college, wants to be affordable while also giving students a private liberal-arts college experience.

Crisis of Confidence in Law Schools

Lawsuits by dissatisfied graduates, along with regulatory pressures, put the schools on the defensive.

A Scholar Labors in a Vineyard of His Own Making

A biologist retires from the classroom at Oberlin College, but not from teaching in the vineyard, literally.

Federal Investigation Assumes Students, Like Home Buyers, Can Be Illegally 'Steered'

At question is whether a professor discriminated against a student in steering her away from a course at Columbia University on the basis of her Jewish background.

Colleges Unite to Drive Down Cost of 'Cloud Computing'

Collective bargaining, technology leaders say, can bring high-end services to campus at lower prices.

Hemingway's Newly Released Letters Cast Author in New Light

Two scholars scoured the world for the author's correspondence. The first volume of what they discovered comes out from Cambridge University Press this week.

In Chile, Students' Anger at Tuition Debt Fuels Protests and a National Debate

The fierce demonstrations may actually be the result of the country's successful social and educational policies, one expert says.

Wary of Changes at Home, English Students Flock to Events Touting Colleges Overseas

Higher tuition and a stagnant economy have led many young people to consider overseas study as a way to bolster their employment credentials.

Consumer Groups Protest a White House Proposal for Collecting on Student Debts

The proposal would allow collection agencies to use automatic dialing to call delinquent debtors' cellphones. Critics say it would lead to harassment of borrowers.

For-Profit Colleges' Future Direction: Selling Educational Services

With projects like Apollo's new online-learning platform, the colleges may be planning to move in a different direction.

Northwestern U. Dismisses Medical Professor Who Questioned Cardiac-Surgery Chief's Safety Record

The firing of Nalini M. Rajamannan, an assistant professor of medicine, is the latest twist in a dispute over the top cardiac surgeon's use of his implant invention.

A Land-Grant Visionary's Notion of Home

Justin Smith Morrill's house and gardens, in rural Vermont, are a mix of Gothic and forward-thinking design.

Through the Looking Glass: Faculty to Administration

One professor who's also been a provost urges the two sides of the campus to work together.

True Diversity Includes Both Left and Right

We already have the tools to recognize and empower conservative thinkers at our colleges. We just need to use them.

Yearning for Civil Discourse? Listen to Your Students

Here are three ways to keep today's deliberative and inclusive twenty-somethings from becoming tomorrow's dogmatic, intransigent thirty-somethings.

Historically Black Colleges Are Not Weak Links

"First-time students who enrolled at public black colleges had slightly better odds of earning degrees than they would have had if they had enrolled at public colleges ...."

Seeking a President? Consider Experience

"Clearly, the time for grayer leaders of colleges has come."

The Magical Mind of Persi Diaconis

The science of mathematics and the art of magic are closely related, particularly in one Stanford classroom.

Derrick Bell: the Scholar Remembered

Mr. Bell, who worked for racial and social justice, pioneered a style of scholarship that made storytelling an important component of legal inquiry.

Apple, Demystified

Steve Jobs kept his silicon spectacular in perspective. Can we?

A Magic Trick Inspired by Math

Here's the secret behind one of the mathematical tricks that Persi Diaconis, of Stanford University, developed for his magic act.

A Closer Look at Famine

A historical view of the geopolitics of hunger suggests that drought is only part of what's happening in East Africa.

The Brief, Wondrous Life of the Theory Journal

The budget bell tolls for these heady showcases.

Trusting the Simple Truth of Crossword Puzzles

Blacks, Whites, and Grays

A picture's worth a thousand words. But as a book about civil-rights clashes in Little Rock suggests, a thousand's not nearly enough.

Me and My Mac

Who knew that you could revise a paragraph without retyping an entire manuscript? Oh, brave new world!

The Rule of Law Is Broken

So contends the late William J. Stuntz in a powerful new book about the legal system's unraveling.

Nicholas Ray, Auteur

Some choice photos and quotes from archives of his filmmaking adventures.

The Time-to-Degree Conundrum

We tell graduate students to finish quickly, but then we hire those who don't.