Opinion

Thank you to the 464 of you that took the time to share your thoughts with us about your reasons for working in higher education, what has surprised you and, for those of you that have been in higher education for a while, what has changed. Here is the first of several posts that will share results from the survey.

By Margaret Andrews and Dayna Catropa

In response to the President's panel on Contingent Labor at the MLA, my own story of how my labor conditions negatively impacted the students' learning environment.

By Lee Bessette

Following the vote of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), to which Augustana College is related, to permit public rites performed by its pastors that celebrate and support committed same-gender relationships, I knew it was only a matter of time before a request would come for use of the college’s chapel by a same-gender couple. I was surprised that it took more than two years, but this fall two such requests arrived.

By Steven Bahls

Academics ask all kinds of questions and make all kinds of judgments about parts of colleagues' or potential colleagues' lives that are irrelevant to their jobs, writes Nate Kreuter. He says it's time to stop.

By Nate Kreuter

To understand and to defend this crucial part of the scholarly world, academics need to remember its history, writes W. Robert Connor.

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Phil Hill is a "consultant and industry analyst covering the educational technology market primarily for higher education", and someone that I pay close attention whenever he speaks or writes about edtech. What follows is an edited (for length) version of some of Phil's predictions for edtech in 2013, courtesy of the folks at Zer0 to 5ive, (with whom I worked with to secure and edit the interview).

By Joshua Kim

See you in the exhibit hall theater at MLA 13 Friday at 1:30! IHE bloggers Mary Churchill, Nate Kreuter, and I will be on the “Career Advice” panel. I’ll offer tips for job candidates who are considering community colleges.

By Matt Reed

In light of Vladimir Putin’s American adoption ban, a professor shares her Russian adoption experience.

By Oronte