Filter & Sort
Normalized Nastiness
The expectation of excoriation has become a fact of public and academic life, but we need to keep engaging on issues and proposing ideas that address real problems, argues Michael Roth.
Rethinking Professional Development
Humanities departments need to recognize today’s job market and change the tenure-or-bust attitude that’s still too prevalent on many campuses, writes Marcus Cederström.
Back From Utopia
This year’s quincentennial of Sir Thomas More’s Utopia coincides with an exceptionally spirit-blighting presidential election, making his work especially relevant, writes Scott McLemee.
The Hubris Syndrome
or, How Jealousy and Self-Aggrandizement Can Derail Your Graduate Studies.
Guarding What’s There
The real issues aren't about toughening up.
The Terrible (Big) Businesses of Twitter and Higher Ed
What do Twitter economics have to say about higher ed economics?
Rejecting the Student Deficit Model
Teaching from where students are, not where we might want them to be.