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Why DEI Initiatives Are Likely to Fail
The math does not add up. DEI faculty hiring initiatives are but cheap talk without corresponding efforts to build the pipeline, Mariappan Jawaharlal writes.
Academic Journals in the Cross Fire
How should scholarly journals respond to calls for greater diversity, equity and inclusion?
10 Arguments for Inciting Learning
Active learning has been clearly shown to be more effective than traditional modes, write Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis, who outline its many merits to those who continue to resist it.
Ask the Administrator: Trying Not to Hire Jerks
An epistemological challenge.
The Paradox of Higher Ed M&A
Colleges most in need of a lifeline through a merger or acquisition don’t tend to be attractive to would-be acquirers, Jeremy Greenwald Wolos writes. How can higher ed subvert this paradox?
Proactive Transition Planning in Response to the Great Resignation
While the Great Resignation is creating upheaval across higher ed, it is also yielding valuable lessons on how to future-proof our teams.
3 Questions for Yale’s New Associate Provost for Academic Initiatives, Jenny Frederick
When CTL leaders move to institutional leadership roles.
Twitter Is Just Alright With Me
Twitter is not destorying academic discourse or academics. It is whatever you make it to be.