June 10, 2016

How Eric Mazur came to realize that the traditional classroom lecture had to go.

As universities struggle to affirm their value and stand out from competitors, faculty members feel pressure to sell themselves and the institutions they represent.

Richard McKenzie thought that free, online courses could change higher education, and maybe his life. That was before his own class fell apart.

We’re educators, not cast members at Disney World. But hey, a little pizazz wouldn’t kill us.

A popular Harvard philosophy course makes its way from the stage to the page.

The field has lost the stirring intellectual and cultural ambition of its founders.

A successful liberal-arts education should enable us to be alone with our thoughts.

A special issue on diversity realigns an interim provost’s perspective on how to help diverse students succeed.

A UCLA Ph.D. kills his professor and then himself, two presidents are out, and three colleges close.

“If the humanities need defenders, they won’t find it at universities,” says Anthony Kaye.

Awards and prizes June 10: Arts. The Vilcek Foundation is accepting applications for its fine arts prizes. Three prizes of $50,000 each will be awarded to young artists who demonstrate outstanding early achievement. Artists practicing in a variety of media such as painting, drawing, printmaking,…

Top Chief Executives Bethany College (Kan.), William Jones Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute, Mark Poarch California State University-Stanislaus, Ellen Junn Carrington College, Donna Loraine Cleveland Institute of Music, Paul Hogle Clovis Community College, Lori Bennett Edinboro…

Descriptions of the latest titles, divided by category.

Often there’s no measure of what retired faculty members contribute, but in the University of California system, they’re taking stock.

In a survey of prospective students in 118 countries, 60 percent said they’d be less likely to seek an American degree if the presumptive Republican nominee won election. Only about 5 percent said the same of Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders.

Caroline Elkins stirred up controversy with her study of British colonial atrocities, putting her own reputation on trial.

Scott L. Scarborough’s critics saw his short tenure as a rejection of the idea that a corporate philosophy could help higher education. Others, however, faulted Mr. Scarborough’s particular leadership style.

The health-care industry is turning inside out, forcing some elite institutions to consider whether their once-lucrative medical centers are becoming liabilities.

Defending the naming of buildings after racists is odious, not educational.

Student protesters at Seattle University want fewer “dead white dudes” in their curriculum. Is that possible?

The university’s leaders face a steep challenge in enacting the reforms that they promised after Baylor’s response to sexual violence, especially involving its football team, was found to be riddled with problems.

Accrediting agencies need to resist the Education Department’s efforts to misuse the data they collect.

Peter Salovey has decided that a residential college should continue to be named for John C. Calhoun, a leading proponent of slavery.

Ambitious plans and a repeated failure to execute them characterize the university’s record of confronting race, a faculty panel concludes.

The protesters who made race on campus a nationwide issue certainly intend to keep up the pressure. They’re recruiting a new generation of leaders, placing students on campus committees, and boning up on administrative bureaucracy.

To make research more accessible, separate the review and dissemination processes.

The essential ingredient of learning is time.

James A. Troha, president of Juniata College, discusses how he draws on his background in student affairs to meet students “where they are” about their college experience, and to improve diversity on the Pennsylvania campus.