By David Matthews for Times Higher Education. Merger of technical institutes into universities could upgrade hundreds of thousands of graduates' degrees. Many educators see a political ploy. More...

Samuel Gorovitz, Cathryn R. Newton and Joseph J. Fins applaud and advocate for mentors who connect ostensibly unrelated disciplines in odd, innovative and visionary ways. More...

The mother of our director of residence life would not let go of my hand after realizing that I was the one who had written her last spring. She told me how much the letter had meant to her and that she carries it with her at all times. To prove it, she guided me toward her purse and pulled out the letter. More...

The considerations compound when two Ph.D.s are looking together for job positions beyond academe, writes Erica Gobrogge, who provides a few tips for success. More...

For decades, American society has reduced student success, or failure, to this number completely absent of any context, Adam Piggott and Tom Solomon argue. More...

Jim Jump reflects on discussions with colleagues at a time of year that is either stressful or celebratory (or both) for those in admissions. More...

On Easter Sunday, bombs set off by terrorist suicide bombers in churches and hotels in Sri Lanka shocked the world. The number of deaths and injuries, along with the level of general destruction, was appalling. The religious/ethnic dimension of the attack tied it to central political and cultural conflicts of our times -- and of other times as well. More...

How much do we value the liberal arts? Recent decisions in higher education continue to send mixed signals. In a positive development, the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point seems to have reversed a previous decision to make deep cuts in liberal arts programs. West Virginia’s Wheeling Jesuit University, however, recently announced the elimination of all liberal arts majors and laid off most of its liberal arts faculty. More...