Free College Has Critics on the Right and Left. Is It Viable?
Tuition costs have ballooned since the 1970s, but some argue making college free is a regressive solution.
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Academics Want to Go Public. How Can We Help Them?
It's long past time for every discipline to count and valorize all scholarly work, even or especially when it's aimed at an extramural audience.
Academic Scientists Are Fleeing Universities for the Private Sector
What's behind academia's revolving door?
Why Thousand Oaks Students Left Anti-Gun Rhetoric Out of Their Gun Violence Demonstration
In the wake of the recent mass shooting, college students in Ventura County attempt to call for action without alienating a conservative community.
How Ideas Spread Through the Academy
A new study questions the place of meritocracy in higher education.
Viewfinder: Students Demonstrate in Nicaragua’s Capital
Students gathered in Nicaragua's capital to demand President Daniel Ortega and his powerful vice president, wife Rosario Murillo, resign.
How Universities Facilitate Far-Right Groups’ Harassment of Students and Faculty
Since he was accused of "attacking conservative students," Tariq Khan has faced harassment and death threats.
Harassment Is Rife in Science Labs—and University Policies Aren’t Helping
Meanwhile, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is struggling with its own controversy over whether it properly punishes member harassers.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Free Speech
Do overblown fears of the First Amendment's demise undermine healthy debate?
If You’re Worried About Free Speech on Campus, Don’t Fear Students—Fear the Koch Brothers
How billionaires and college administrators are using their power to silence students.