Henry Farrell provides his reading list for his fall PhD-level course on institutions and politics at George Washington University.

Useful “How To Use An Apostrophe” flowchart from The Oatmeal:

Most students need remedial classes. Whose fault is that?

The desire to shield children from controversy has led another school district to ban a classic novel.

So, you want a career in foreign policy field and are weighing your options….

The more education you have, the more you’re likely to spend on booze.

A cool infographic courtesy onlineeducation.net:

Texas Governor Rick Perry got lousy grades as an undergrad at Texas A&M. Does it matter?

Chris Christie and Rahm Emanuel are being criticized for the brusque manner they handled questions about their children’s education.

One of the things you learn as a college president is that if an undergraduate is wearing a tie and jacket on Thursday afternoon at three o’clock, there are two possibilities. One is that they’re looking for a job and have an interview; the other is that they are an a**hole.

Howard Wiarda’s book on the National War College is based on his experiences from 1991 to 1996.

It’s the marketing of college as a panacea that’s a scam, not college itself.

The Obama Justice Department is siding against historians trying to protect the confidentiality of their sources.

More people are chasing careers in film than there are careers in film. And not just in front of the camera.

A new study indicates that college degrees lead to higher wages even in fields that do not require a degree.

The venerable Brooks Brothers is getting into the college apparel business, selling sweaters and polos for Boston College; the U.S. Naval Academy, Auburn, Cornell, Harvard, New York, Ohio State, Princeton, Stanford, and Vanderbilt Universities and the Universities of Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame and Virginia.

Minnesota Congresswoman, and Presidential candidate, Michele Bachmann thinks that public schools should teach so-called “Intelligent Design” alongside evolution in science classrooms: Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann explained her skepticism of evolution on Friday and said students should be taught the theory of intelligent design. Bachmann, a congresswoman from Minnesota, also proposed a major overhaul of [...]

A distinguished linguist is quite impressed with Sarah Palin’s facility with the written word.

A new study shows that college students who take late classes drink more alcohol.

Catholic University president John Garvey explains “Why We’re Going Back to Single-Sex Dorms.”

Do ideologically radical professors impose their biases on their students?

Texas A&M professor finds serious flaws in college faculty productivity study.

Your major matters. But not as much as simply having a degree.

Is the college curriculum too heavy in humanities and social sciences and too light on science and mathematics?

A new study finds that college tuition costs could be cut in half if lazy professors got off their butts.

One law school grad seems to think the solution to her employment problems is to sue her law school.

David Blight recounts the story of the first Memorial Day.

A profile of George Mason economist and blogger Tyler Cowen offers this amusing description: “Cowen, 49, has round features, a hesitant posture, and an unconcerned haircut.”

Academic publishers want to end the Fair Use of scholarly journal articles in the classroom.

The rebel and onion armies showed grose negligence by having many of their battles right inside national parks, like Gettysburg.

A new study shows the staggering degree to which public education has failed in one of the most economically depressed cities in the United States: According to a new report, 47 percent of Detroiters are  ”functionally illiterate.” The alarming new statistics were released by the Detroit Regional Workforce Fund on Wednesday. WWJ Newsradio 950 spoke with the Fund’s Director, [...]

Most good government jobs require a college degree–but they don’t care much whether it’s a real one.

America’s war colleges have some problems but we can’t close them.

An increasing number of bright observers are questioning the notion that everyone needs to go to college.

Should kids be required to buy their lunch at school rather than bring whatever their parents might pack for them to eat?

A Seattle area school seems to have declared “war” on Easter: A sophomore at a local private high school thinks an effort to make Easter politically correct is ridiculous. Jessica, 16, told KIRO Radio’s Dori Monson Show that a week before spring break, the students commit to a week-long community service project. She decided to [...]

The Republican war against geology, anthropology, cosmology, biology, and archeology continues apace: Tennessee’s House Bill 368 passed the House of Representatives on a 70-23 vote on April 7, 2011. “The debate ranged over the scientific method, ‘intellectual bullies,’ hair spray and ‘Inherit the Wind,’” reported the Chattanooga Times Free Press (April 7, 2011). The bill, [...]

Count this as a sign of the apocalypse: Snooki ruined Bryan Orellana’s day. Not just Snooki, but the $32,000 a Rutgers’ student activities group paid her to appear at the university. “Appear” in this context should mean showcase a talent. Snooki’s talent, is well, you know. She’s a reality star, an oxymoron if there ever [...]

The experiences of two well-known academics denied tenure at Chicago provide some clues.

A photo suggesting oral sex on the cover of a student newspaper has generated controversy.

Another survey shows that Americans don’t know much about their own history, but does it really matter?

Yet another example of the plethora of creationist legislation that Republican control of state legislatures has brought about: Unlike many other states, Texas does not ban workplace discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation, or marital status. But don’t be alarmed; the Lone Star State is working on that whole civil liberties thing. Last week, [...]

While complaints that there’s too much information for intellectuals to sort through, much less read, are constant, they’re not new. Harvard historian Ann Blair argues in her new book Too Much to Know: Managing Scholarly Information Before the Modern Age that this stress goes back at least to Seneca’s time.

This video “Teachers Unions Explained” isn’t particularly fair but it’s nonetheless amusing.

79% do not think Ivy League students make better workers. 18% are undecided.

Salmon Khan argues that students should watch videos at night and practice during the day.

Would you like President Obama to speak at your graduation? You’re the only one.

George Mason University law students are petitioning against the requirement to pay $136 to rent cap and gown regalia in order to attend their graduation ceremony.

We live in a country where Creationists can run for President without being laughed out of the room, homeopathy is seen as real medicine, millions of people buy into “The Secret” that wishing for something hard enough makes it happen, and the cast of the Jersey Shore is rich. Until that changes, I find it [...]

Northwestern’s Human Sexuality course includes a naked woman being brought to orgasm with a dildo.