Clark Kerr

Successes that came when presidents protected student protesters from outside meddling are worth remembering when students return to campus.

A review of three new books that in various ways track the rise of the "Professional Managerial Class."

Robert Nisbet predicted the managerialism that has brought universities low. But he also saw a way out.

On the early career of the actor-cum-politician who changed America.

Can speech be free when billionaires buy influence on campus?

For as long as universities have existed, academics have struggled to impart their knowledge to students. The failing is fixable—if Washington demands it.

The future of college in the asset economy.

For more than 50 years, we've been worrying about "grade inflation" at elite American universities. It's time to move on.

The esteemed labor historian reflects on his life and career, including Berkeley in the 1960s, Walter Reuther, the early UAW, Walmart, Bill Clinton, and more.

To understand today’s political battles, you need to know how they began.

A missed opportunity for genuine equity.

In 1970 Roger Freeman, who also worked for Nixon, revealed the right’s motivation for coming decades of attacks on higher education.

You get no windows. You take what you can get.

The fight over free education is much older than you think.