This article on the growing influence of Islam on American charter schools will appear in the forthcoming “Islam in Scholarship and Education” issue of Academic Questions

Andrew Bieszad tells how Hartford Seminary's insistence on "tolerance" for Muslims led to threats and discrimination (intolerance) against him when he disagreed with Islamic teachings. Islamic studies in Europe began as a Christian missionary enterprise, born out of necessity rather than interest. Islam was the first religion Christianity encountered that, as theological doctrine, sought to convert Christians and regulate their religious practices.

Peter Cohee – Activism-as-learning begins before college, through the influence on schools of groups such as Facing History and the Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation. What are we preparing students for?

Can you imagine a frat party where the guys are allowed to have their guns? Nothing about that says "good idea" to me. I've lived in Texas for most of my life, but one thing I will never understand is the gun-happy culture that is so prevalent here. My own sister got a gun as an anniversary present from her uncle-in-law. And now our state government wants to take this love of guns one step further and allow students and professors to carry concealed handguns on public university campuses.

Ashley Thorne – Professor Lawrence Connell at Widener University has come under fire for referring hypothetically in class to killing the dean. Here he tells his side of the story.

College radio is part of the diverse package of community media voices around the country that keep the radio waves open to the public, training millions of young people in technology.

Malcolm Gladwell – DEPT. OF EDUCATION about college rankings. Last summer, the editors of Car and Driver conducted a comparison test of three sports cars, the Lotus Evora, the Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport, and the Porsche Cayman S. This was the final tally: 1. Porsche Cayman 193; 2. Chevrolet Corvette 186; 3. Lotus Evora 182.

Like so many other things within the UC system that took a long time to create, including its first-class university press, our strength in public engagement is fragile.

College is a unique experience that gets started over and over and over again until you finally arrive at your graduation day. You have the chance to learn, grow and even make mistakes that will add value to your experience.

Ashley Thorne – Brooklyn College appointed an adjunct professor to teach "Politics of the Middle East," then fired him because of his politics.

Susan Meisenhelder – A year ago, wild enthusiasm and savvy advertising made questions about the practices of for-profits or their appropriate role in meeting the country's education goals impossible. Today, the damage is done.

Last year Big Journalism chronicled Occidental College professor Peter Dreier, who served on the Obama campaign’s urban policy task force and as an adviser to ACORN, using his position with the university to recruit operatives for the “battle with conservative ideas” (new tone, anyone?).

If the scientists at elite universities fail to successfully engage with religion on their campuses, other American universities might follow suit.

Jason Fertig – Teaching "ethics" won't prevent the next Enron; ethics can only be taught indirectly, argues Jason Fertig.

Frank Sesno – Every year, tens of thousands of students shell out to park their cars on campus lots. Now students at Ole Miss are working to reduce cars and carbon on campus. Their solution? Bring on the buses!

The New Yorker's Seymour Hersh alleged in a speech in Qatar that key branches of the U.S. military are being led by Christian fundamentalist "crusaders" who are determined to "turn mosques into cathedrals."

Carol Muske-Dukes – It's not difficult to pinpoint students who represent danger — nearly every professor I know has had an "incident" with a potentially violent student. Here's one war story of my own

Preliminary injunction allows some campus distribution of information. Students who are trying to build a base of conservative citizens on a Florida college campus have been given some First Amendment rights to hand out information and talk to others.