Filter & Sort
Ethical College Admissions: Showdown on Affirmative Action
The case is about much more than Harvard, writes Jim Jump.
Defending Idaho's Direct Admissions Program
Matt Freeman clarifies how Idaho's Direct Admissions program works and serves residents of the state.
Opinion
Seizing the Teachable Moment
Colleges should use current events like the U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh to foster understanding in our students, writes Karen Gross.
Polls Apart
Scott McLemee reviews two new scholarly books on the American electorate and its discontents.
Embracing the Value of College Math
Too many students walk out of such classes questioning whether they'll ever make it to graduation, argues Aaron Altose.
Using Technology to Help First-Gen Students
Colleges should put digital tools at the center of their programs for ensuring academic success of students who are first in their families to go to college, write Ana M. Martinez Aleman, Heather Rowan-Kenyon and Mandy Savitz-Romer.
He Said What?
President Trump's use of social media is overturning decades of conventional wisdom from scholars of communications and management and some anthropologists, writes Maurice Hall.
A Former President Reflects on Leadership
Susan E. Henking ponders how, in today's challenging environment, college presidents should fight to sustain the best of what higher education has been and can be.