What has become of academic discourse? As a regular reader of The Chronicle, my attention has been pulled away from the content of the articles to the comment sections which follow. Unfortunately, the ...

Last summer I wrote a column attempting to clarify the meaning of shared governance (The Chronicle, July 24, 2009). Since then, some readers have requested that I do the same for academic freedom.

The following is a guest contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. For information on how to submit a piece to the Opinion section, click here. In thinking about the complex problem of ...

Today on the Academic Minute, Whitney Manzo, assistant professor of political science at Meredith College, details how getting students thinking and talking about civil discourse may help encourage it ...

A lawsuit recently filed by scientists against six major academic journal publishers shines a spotlight on a long-standing issue that echoes the broader problems in academia itself: an excessive ...

In universities, the pen is meant to be a tool for thinking, questioning, and writing critically. Yet in Malaysia, we are ...

Academic writing is a complex and multifaceted endeavour that integrates clear argumentation, evidence-based reasoning and a rigorous adherence to disciplinary conventions. Central to this process is ...