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The Irony: Anti-Intellectualism in the U.S.
“It is ironic that the United States should have been founded by intellectuals, for throughout most of our political history, the intellectual has been for the most part either an outsider, a servant or a scapegoat.” —Richard Hofstadter, Anti-Intellectualism in American Life (1963)
Colleges Pay Athletes—Now Teach Them How to Manage the Money
In the new era of revenue sharing, colleges should make a meaningful financial literacy course mandatory for athletes. Congress may have to give them a nudge.
Featured Gig: Learning Design at Brown University
4 questions for Melissa Kane, Director of Online Program Development.
Teaching Controversial Topics When Information Is Incomplete
Students need guidance to help them move beyond emotional reaction to evidentiary analysis.
Thoughtful
Two pieces that are equally full of thought, on the challenges of AI in education.
Why We Haven’t Measured College-Level Learning
Past efforts have failed because of tension over whether they’re for us (colleges) or them (our overseers). Let’s try again so colleges can prove they’re giving students what we promise them.
A Machine for Being Known: The Competitive Advantage of Liberal Arts Colleges
Small private colleges are struggling to outrecruit the publics. But they can invest more in retention, by doing better what they already do best.
An Academy for Career Allies
We built the Career Allies Academy for faculty and staff on the premise that career development is everybody’s business.