Features

A Progressive Case for Educational Standardization
By Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein
Taking responsibility for what we teach.

The Spellings Commission and the Case for Professionalizing College Teaching
By Steven Brint
Let's establish our own standards.

The Thrust and Parry of Assesment
By Sharon J. Hamilton and Trudy W. Banta
Choose one: (a) portfolios or (b) standardized tests.

The Chronicle, the Professoriate, and the AAUP
By Cat Warren
Why has the faculty become the enemy?

Why Publish?
By Sharon Kaye
Because competition is good for the soul.

Don't Pit Tenure Against Contingent Faculty Rights
By Steve Street
Each group depends on the other.

Toward Objectivity in Faculty Evaluation
By H. W. Elmore
A better way to evaluate.

An Outsider’s View of Governance Models
By Leon Trakman
Different models for different campuses.