| Technology By Goldie Blumenstyk Institutions collect startling amounts of information on students. Do the students have a right to know how it's being used, and should they be able to opt out? |
| Faculty By Peter Schmidt The American Association of University Professors plans to review its policies dealing with colleges’ governing boards in response to fears of ineffectiveness and controversy surrounding its sanction of the University of Iowa. |
| Research Careers By Paul Basken Research from Harvard suggests that measuring "reach" — how closely one journal author is connected to others — could be a key factor in career advancement. |
| Diversity By Scott Carlson A former mayor of Minneapolis says "different schools" will help close the achievement gap between white and minority students. |
| The Chronicle Review By Christopher D. Green The nature of the discipline makes statistics create headaches. |
| Vitae By Theresa MacPhail It’s aggravating to experience professional jealousy. It’s even more irritating to realize it’s hampering your own work. |
| Lingua Franca It's a rhetorical device both defiant of logic and deeply silly, and its blithe acceptance annoys Geoffrey Pullum no end. |
