By David Thiele. The benefits for every doctoral student of taking a course in higher education would be manifold and far-reaching, writes David Thiele. Read more...

By Kerry Ann Rockquemore. Kerry Ann Rockquemore offers guidance on how to cut through the overwhelming chatter and confusion you may experience when seeking job advice. Read more...

By Catherine M. Roach. Catherine M. Roach describes the joy of falling in love with a whole new field of inquiry and style of research. Read more...

By Jeana Jorgensen. Jeana Jorgensen give advice to those with scholarly training who are breaking into new areas far afield of traditional academe. Read more...

By Scott McLemee. Scott McLemee reviews Terry Eagleton's new book, Culture, which unpacks the concept in its title. Read more...

By W. Kent Barnds. Next year will be disruptive and confusing for students, families and most colleges in the admissions process, argues W. Kent Barnds, who wonders how so many changes can be good. Read more...

By Dick Gregory. As a lifelong champion of civil rights and a firm believer in fighting for what is right, I applaud our young people for the various protests they have undertaken in recent years, such as Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter. Read more...

By Josipa Roksa and Richard Arum. To do justice to students and as a matter of professional duty, faculty members should be at the center of defining and measuring undergraduate learning outcomes, argue Josipa Roksa and Richard Arum. Read more...

By Scott McLemee. Examples of atheist spiritual autobiography are not plentiful, although the idea is not as self-contradictory as it perhaps sounds. A quest story that ends without the grail being located or the ring destroyed may not satisfy most audiences, but it's a quest story even so. Read more...

By Jeffrey Herbst. How young people armed with smartphones became so unable or unwilling in critical instances to talk to each other is a fundamental question for higher education, writes Jeffrey Herbst. Read more...