Filter & Sort
Gen Ed: Its Past, Present and Possible Future
Moving beyond today’s smorgasbord of disconnected courses.
In Defense of Presence
Hanna Tervanotko and Helen Dixon make the case that prioritizing in-person exchanges can significantly enhance research creativity.
Friday Fragments
Presidential indictment as a teachable moment: community college bachelor degrees; reader responses on encouraging critical thinking.
Why Israel’s Universities Stood Up for Democracy
University of Haifa president Ron Robin explains why the country’s research universities went on strike to protest legislation that would overhaul the judiciary.
Creating a More Gender-Inclusive Campus
Reflecting on the existential challenge of being transgender, Jamie MaKinster offers suggestions for inclusive campus policies and practices around gendered language.
3 Questions for Kelly Heuer, VP of Learning Experience at edX (a 2U Company)
From Ph.D. in philosophy to ed tech.
How to Ease the Path to Adulthood
Uncertainty, confusion and psychological stress have always accompanied the tempest-tossed process of maturation. Here’s how to make that problematic journey smoother.
Opinion
Diversity Work, Meaningful Work and Faculty Workload
Joya Misra, Dawn Culpepper and KerryAnn O’Meara offer four strategies for ensuring workload and rewards systems equitably recognize the efforts of women faculty of color.