Oct. 21, 2016

Its value may be limited, but there is no better way to test whether students have read the material.

Thirteen states are using a common tool to evaluate how well their students write, calculate, and think. Can this effort paint an accurate portrait of academic quality?

Two high-profile departures of Title IX administrators underscore the pressures that come with being a college’s “moral compass.”

Our quest for efficiency could sever a crucial connection to the past.

The leader of a Catholic college within a public university says religion will never disappear from human experience, any more than will rejection and critiques of religion.

Robin Hanson wants to do scholarship differently. Is there a place for him in academe?

The former Harvard professor who once led Canada’s Liberal Party hopes he can help reform graduate education through his new role.

To prepare for today’s challenging conversations, says a college-consortium leader, we need to encourage students to practice respect.

To the Editor: In Alexander C. Kafka’s recent article on Michelle Alexander (“Michelle Alexander’s Leap of Faith,” October 7), I was quoted as saying that Alexander’s “myopic focus on the War on Drugs diverts us from discussing violent crime.” I wrote those words in 2012 in response to Alexander’s…

Boomer faculty members’ notions of tolerance don’t fit millennial students’ experiences.

Philosophy is multifarious, with many regional inflections, a new book argues.

To the Editor: In “O Say Must We Stand?” (October 14), Silke-Maria Weineck misstates the narrative and reasoning behind the decision to keep the Eastern Michigan football team and marching band off the field during the playing of the national anthem at a September 23 night home game at Rynearson…

How college helped a bigot confront his Dixie dogmas.

The child-sex-abuse scandal at Penn State shook the institution to its core.

In a turnabout, a Title IX investigation at Wesley College focuses on the rights of a student accused of misconduct. Plus Northwestern University is forced to rethink its handbook for football players, and Liberty University students rethink their president’s support for Donald J. Trump.

Descriptions of the latest titles, divided by category.

Awards and prizes October 31: Education. Nominations are being accepted for the 2017 Harold W. McGraw Jr. Prize in Education, which honors innovation in education. The prize recognizes outstanding individuals who have dedicated themselves to improving education through new approaches and whose…

The former shoe marketer, now an influential advocate for college athletes, looks to enlist new plaintiffs to challenge NCAA restrictions.

The Education Department has cited a Delaware college for failing to protect the rights of a student accused of sexual assault. Experts say the case sends a message to colleges about the importance of conducting fair investigations.

The Republican has played rough with public colleges and state lawmakers, but so far his attempts to remake academe have mostly been struck down.

Potential applicants may not want to hear a rehearsed pitch from an admissions officer. But put them in touch with an actual student on Snapchat, and a different dynamic comes into play.

Laura Rosenbury has promised big leaps in the U.S. News lists, but some professors say her ambitious and despotic approach incites fear and threatens the school’s culture.

A stark divide in voter preferences has opened between people with college diplomas and people without them. What’s going on? Here are a few issues to consider.

The Obama administration has asked Congress to pay $106 million toward two new ships, although researchers say a third vessel is needed — an idea that has support in the Senate but not in the House of Representatives.

Professors have expressed displeasure with Academic Analytics, a company that tracks journal articles, citations, books, and grants to account for scholarly productivity. Now Georgetown has dropped the service, arguing that it is of questionable value.

After years in and out of prison, a former gang member who joined the College Bound Dorchester program describes what it’s like to start college.

College Bound Dorchester takes young men and women from one of Boston’s most dangerous neighborhoods and helps them plot a path to higher education. But getting students in the door is only part of the challenge.

President Kevin F.F. Quigley talks about the college’s Town Meeting governance structure and a scholarship program designed to bring one student from every state to this New England campus.

Four steps toward an alternative academic career.

The loss of a transformative vision, says Jennifer Hochschild, leaves the field without a conviction that people can make a difference.