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The Alchemy of College Admissions: Reasons Why Your Student Was Rejected
Learning the results of an application to college is stressful for students and parents alike. If only admissions departments could write a letter to parents about their sometimes confounding decisions.
A Salute to George Kuh: My Teacher, Role Model and Dissertation Adviser
Paying tribute to a career marked by generosity, service and dedication to the field.
In Defense of Long Writing
A guest post on what it means to write “long” and why we should help students do it.
DEI Didn’t Fail; Institutions Did
The anti-DEI campaign was never premised on a principled critique of strategies and methods.
The Odd Couple: To Tenure or Not to Tenure
Gordon asks Rachel when she’s going to give up her tenure; Rachel calls Gordon a chicken (again).
Can’t Quit the Lecture? Try Quasi-Active Learning
The method offers a sustainable middle ground for teaching.
The Real ‘Diploma Divide’ Is About Identity, Not Beliefs
The familiar narrative that colleges are fueling a growing divide in political beliefs is not backed up by the data. But something else consequential has changed.
‘Epic Disruptions,’ AI and Higher Ed Work
Can a book about the history of disruptive innovation help us see if we are asking the right questions about AI?