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A close-up image of the hand of a person holding a pen as they write "Thank you" on a blank note card.

The Art of Professional Thank-You Notes

Katie Homar offers tips for composing thoughtful thank-you notes.

The cover of Byung-Chul Han's 'Vita Contemplativa: In Praise of Inactivity,' featuring a placid lake with forest and mountains in the background.

Living the ‘Vita Contemplativa’

Scott McLemee reviews Byung-Chul Han’s Vita Contemplativa: In Praise of Inactivity.

Jazz’s Rise, Fall and Continuing Legacy

How jazz moved from a position of dominance in popular music to a niche music but also to the status of Black classical music.

Every Threat Is an Opportunity

Let’s trade prestige for accessibility.

Cover of The Geek Way by Andrew McAfee

University Culture and ‘The Geek Way’

What higher ed should absorb and reject from tech culture.

There’s a New (Il)literacy Myth

Too frequently scholars and the media dangerously misrepresent students’ ability to read and interest in reading.

Rights Consciousness

Rights are a product of conflict, resistance, struggle and negotiation, not consensus.

What We’re LEARNing

Early indications from a new national effort to recognize undergraduate learning.