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Higher Ed Gamma

Intellectual Provocations or Reckless, Irresponsible Acts of Arson?

February 22, 2023

Which ideas and arguments are so objectively offensive, objectionable and outrageous that they should not be allowed in the classroom?

Call to Action: Marketing and Communications in Higher Education

Harnessing the Power of Student Stories

February 22, 2023

Five strategies to help increase earned media placements.

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Different Paths to Student Success

February 22, 2023

Short semesters, an adult liberal arts degree and some wonderful classes.

Learning Innovation

3 Questions on Academic Library Staffing for ACRL’s Mary Jane Petrowski

February 21, 2023

Understanding changes in academic library staffing.

Higher Ed Gamma

The Psychology of Student Success

February 21, 2023

Can we teach resilience, persistence and a growth mind-set? We can and we must.

Just Explain It to Me!

How to Avoid Cringey Communications

February 21, 2023

Just because you have a camera on your phone doesn’t make you a photographer. Please let your marketing and communications colleagues do their jobs.

Confessions of a Community College Dean

What Should a Required Civics Course Look Like?

February 21, 2023

Hint: it should draw on composition and public speaking.

Higher Ed Gamma

Does College Need to Be 4 Years?

February 20, 2023

Should colleges ditch the costly four-year straitjacket?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Boilerplate and AI

February 20, 2023

This almost certainly will happen again.

Learning Innovation

Why ‘The Guest Lecture’ Is This Year’s Must-Read Academic Novel

February 19, 2023

A sleepless night with Keynes while preparing to lecture on the economic possibilities for our grandchildren.

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