Filter & Sort
Promoting Student Mental Health in Difficult Days
John MacPhee recommends that colleges take a comprehensive approach that includes four key actions.
So Much Pith
Scott McLemee reviews Shakespeare and Trump by Jeffrey R. Wilson.
The Surest Step Toward Normalcy
The fundamental issue isn't whether colleges should reopen in August, writes Lamar Alexander, but how institutions can do it safely.
Workforce Development and an Opportunity for Change
Jim Jacobs and Maria Cormier describe three important factors that could impact community college efforts to make workforce training relevant as the economy recovers from COVID-19.
The Physically Distanced Classroom: A Day in the Life
As some campuses plan for students’ physical return this fall, Norman Clark imagines how a student might navigate a day in class. It isn't pretty.
The Moral Trade-Off of Endowment Spending
As the coronavirus has sent many universities into budget crises, Benjamin Bernard asks whether or not endowments should become welcome shelters from the storm.
Opinion
Surviving the Pandemic: Suggestions for Liberal Arts Colleges
Such institutions should be thinking more about how to authentically market what they offer and to deliver on what they already do best, writes Helene Meyers.
A Big Mess
That's what the University of California has created in admissions, writes David Benjamin Gruenbaum.