Filter & Sort
Diversity Hiring
I’m on the horns of a dilemma here, and I’m hoping that crowdsourcing the problem might lead to a sustainable...
ABC's and PhD's: Play
When I was in elementary school I hated school recess. A list with a rotating schedule assigned each classroom to...
Unimpressed: Google EDU Apps Marketplace
"Google Inc. is talking with educational-software companies to help build a marketplace for online learning programs, an industry whose value...
The Virtual Chair: Academic Management by Remote Control
After two decades in the academe, I have purposely avoided being nominated to any administrative position. This came from an...
Happy Birthday, Wikipedia
Wikipedia will celebrate its tenth birthday at the end of this week. It's one of those anniversaries, like the recent...
Living and Learning on the Third Shift
A great deal of work and learning -- and less ideal activities -- unfold on campuses overnight. Colleges should pay more attention to what happens then, writes Lee Burdette Williams.
Gabrielle Giffords' Message
The entire nation is reeling with the devastating events in Tucson and the attempted assassination of Gabrielle Giffords. While we...
Liberal Arts or General Education?
I read with interest the exchange Historiann had with Anthony Grafton, the new President of the American Historical Association. It...