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Adjunct Instructors Deserve Training
They are key contributors to student educational success, yet relatively few receive adequate professional development, write Anna Conway and Thomas J. Tobin.
Students: Sign Your Own Name
If students want to issue a statement, they should sign with their own names, rather than those of their organizations, Ellen Cosgrove writes.
Phantoms of the Opera
Can the most spectacular of the arts survive? Yes, but only if it adapts to a shifting environment—precisely what higher ed must do.
A Mistake to Avoid in Leadership Searches
Annmarie Caño questions the pervasive view that the best candidate for a job is someone who has held the same title at another institution.
Responding to the Charge of Brainwashing Students
Saying that you can’t even get students to read the syllabus probably isn’t helping.
Should We Require Ethics?
Yes, more students should be exposed to these important issues, but philosophy departments have it covered.
My Last Rec Letter
The high school counselor’s letter of recommendation is an art form, Jim Jump writes.
3 Questions for Michigan’s Caitlin Hayward
A conversation with the director of research and analytics at the Center for Academic Innovation.