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...

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Diversity has been a touchstone of American higher education for three decades. Universities have labored to pursue racial, ethnic, and gender diversity—in the conviction that this will foster open-minded exchanges and free inquiry. However, two recent studies have raised questions about whether this pursuit of diversity has somehow resulted in...

Proposals for reforming the higher education accreditation system have ignited a firestorm of controversy this year. While Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and the recent Commission on the Future of Higher Education have both recommended changes to the current accreditation process, others in the higher education community feel that the...

In 2005, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings appointed a panel of academics, higher education administrators, and business leaders to assess the state of higher education and recommend reforms. The commission released its final report in the fall of 2006, calling for greater accountability from colleges and universities, expressing concern...

The people running America's colleges and universities have long thought they were exempt from the laws of supply and demand, but it has become increasingly clear that the higher education market is a bubble.

Race-based hiring practices can only be stopped by determined efforts by alumni and trustees, strong voices within universities, and an engaged public.

In "Crazy U: One Dad’s Crash Course in Getting His Kid into College," Andrew Ferguson is at his dazzling best, using humor and narrative as portals to very serious subjects.