Curriculum

Higher ed is about values formation, but not in the way its critics mean.

By Kevin G. Smith et al.

Here’s how we should answer.

By William Gruber

In a higher ed system that focuses on measurable outcomes and mastery, learning to dwell in doubt still matters.

By Robin Walter

Higher ed needs to get comfortable with the language of formation.

By Josef Sorett and Jonathon Kahn

An accelerated pathway for piloting new academic programs can sit alongside—and in parallel to—traditional governance structures.

By Andrew Perlman

In an era of big data and big telescopes, college observatories remain essential.

By Alex Gianninas

State lawmakers said only the Center for Intellectual Freedom can offer required U.S. history and government courses at the University of Iowa. It may need to start hiring.

Legislators are increasingly determining colleges’ core classes, underscoring how higher ed has become a political lightning rod.