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4 Strategies for Teaching Wisdom Today
Today, technological innovation and a rampant ideology of self seem to conspire against the acquisition of wisdom, writes Peter Starr, yet we still can teach it.
Will Tomorrow's College Students Not Know How to Use Physical Keyboards?
Weak signals from Japan.
Phone Book, or To-Do List?
Should a strategic plan more closely resemble a phone book, or a to-do list? I’ve come to realize that not...
Graduate Students, Take Charge
You must be responsible for pursuing your own professional options while sorting through insights from faculty members, professional staff and peers, counsels Alfreda James.
Cracking the Puzzle of Bringing Out the Youth Vote
The voting rate for college students should be higher than that of the U.S. population as a whole, yet low youth turnout is a staple of political calculations, writes Michael Peshkin.
Engaging Students in Democracy
Colleges should focus on preparing students to be citizens, but there's little evidence many have integrated such education into their programs and courses, write Andrew J. Seligsohn and Thomas Erhlich.
How Not to Respond to Threats to Diversity
Colleges should consider the response to a century-old Supreme Court decision and be sure they have a plan to welcome all students, regardless of what today's courts say about affirmative action, writes John Frederick Bell.