Filter & Sort
Crossing the Gulf of the Two Cultures
As we in the humanities defend ourselves, we should not engage in the corollary of denouncing the sciences as unimportant.
Are You Scared of Your Students?
A professor wonders whether the classroom has become an unsafe space for the faculty.
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
Colleges should establish a national exchange program that gives students the opportunity to get to know people in other parts of the country and in different settings, writes David J. Smith.
Opinion
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
George R. Boggs provides advice on what trustees, presidents and candidates for presidencies can do to reduce the chances of a forced separation.
The Best Lists of 2016
A. W. Strouse celebrates the crafting of lists -- the frivolous, the sinister, the objectionable, the inspirational -- in both literature and life.
Let's Banish the Phrase 'Creative Writing'
Damaging stereotypes about writing and creativity continue to reinforce troubling dichotomies about the nature of creativity, writes Cydney Alexis.
A Road Map to Recovery
Even though for-profit colleges may be poised to benefit under the Trump administration, they should not take a business-as-usual approach to their operations, argues Joseph R. D’Angelo.
An Unhealthy Bubble
We in higher education need to provide a diverse and inclusive environment that challenges people to stop surrounding themselves only with others whose views match their own, writes David P. Haney.