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F. Scott and the Qatar World Cup
In watching the World Cup in Qatar in a world rife with whataboutism, David S. Busch reflects on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s definition of intelligence.
3 Questions about BU Questrom’s Online M.B.A.
A conversation with Charlotte Wang, lead learning facilitator.
Scandals in the Ivory Tower
Corruption, fraud and academic misconduct aren’t isolated occurrences in colleges and universities. They’re products of misdirected academic structures, incentives and cultures.
Play the Long Game
Higher education must do much more to support and value the intellectual, scholarly work of teaching, write Martha Diede, Jessica Dewey and Michelle Pautz.
Earning Credit From Multiple Sources Is the Norm in Higher Ed
Let’s act like it is.
Opinion
The Global Significance of Fossil Fuel Divestment
We’re in a climate emergency, and it’s time for universities to take action, Sheldon Pollock and Jacqueline Goodman write.
The Power of Narrative
The missing link between the humanities and the social sciences, the psychological and the social—and scholars and general readers.
A Trade Secret We All Know
Did you do your best teaching as a grad student?