Filter & Sort
Go Outside the Box and Go Local
High school juniors need new strategies for applying to college in the coronavirus era, writes Susan Chan Shifflett.
Contagious Civic Engagement
Such engagement can also spread like a virus, writes Michael S. Roth, and we must now turn to virtual tools to strengthen our networks for democracy.
Teaching About an Outbreak in Real Time
Kim Mix, a professor of biological sciences, describes the challenges of educating students about the coronavirus when the imbalance between rapid-fire news and vetted scientific information has created a dangerous infodemic.
Going Nonviral
Scott McLemee reviews John Kaag's Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life.
Reviving the Original Purpose of Pass-Fail
We should use this moment to recapture some of the initial spirit of the option, argues Jonathan Zimmerman.
Residential Liberal Arts Faculty and the Dissonance of Moving Online
They now face the challenge of teaching via modes and methods that they have largely spurned, Douglas A. Hicks writes.
How Colleges Can Better Help Faculty During the Pandemic
We need support to manage this transition, writes Vicki L. Baker, who offers institutions some suggestions for how to begin.
Equity Audits Should Be Commonplace
Higher education has a tool to identify and address issues of inequality, writes Annika Olson, and more colleges and universities should use it.