Campus controversies in the last few years have gained national attention. In 2005, American University president Benjamin Ladner resigned amid accusations that he had misused university funds for personal expenses. In 2006, Dartmouth College alumni voted overwhelmingly against changes to their historically significant role in governance--but the following year, the...

An ever-increasing number of individuals are turning to community college for their higher education. Online delivery of classes and competency-based models of higher learning should be employed and innovations from for-profit schools should be borrowed to increase the number of Americans completing their associate’s degrees.

The battle continues over the translation of "The Second Sex," by Simone de Beauvoir. But the truth is that the book is painful to read in any language, including French.

With the cost of college rising every year, higher education alternatives such as for-profit providers have grown exponentially in recent years, offering a low-cost alternative to the traditional college model. These approaches, however, face numerous unique higher education challenges, such as persistent questions about their accreditation, the ability to transport...

The rapid growth in college tuition and fees has outstripped changes in the Consumer Price Index. Who is benefiting from this extraordinary flow of money from students and their families to institutions of higher education?