From The New York Times, here's some college advice, from people who have been there awhile, including Harold Bloom, James MacGregor Burns, Stanley Fish, Nancy Hopkins, Martha Nussbaum, Steven Weinberg, and Garry Wills. From The Washington Monthly, here's their annual College Guide, including a different kind of college ranking, an article on how America’s mania for college rankings went global; what happened when billionaire pizza mogul Tom Monaghan tried to build an elite Catholic law school; and a look at how the next generation of online education could be great for students — and catastrophic for universities. The Write Stuff: The world’s most prestigious universities have begun posting entire curricula on the Web for free — but how much can you really learn with a DIY online education? Far from being deceptive, alien and wasteful, branding is essential for telling the world what a university stands for and values (and more). Drew Giplin Faust on the university’s crisis of purpose: How the world economic crisis and the election of Barack Obama will change the future of higher education. From Fast Company, a look at how Web-savvy edupunks are transforming American higher education. From Wired, a special section on gadgets for school.