By Brandon Busteed. We in higher education must embrace a new era in which people feel their opinions truly matter, argues Brandon Busteed. Read more...

By Richard Romano. Given adequate funding, higher education is capable of playing a much greater role in helping displaced people retain their dignity and contribute to the future, argues Richard Romano. Read more...

By W. Robert Connor. We in higher education talk a lot about access, but we rarely include in that discussion access for all students to a rich and genuinely diverse curriculum, argues W. Robert Connor. Read more...

By Christine Henseler. Are dwindling support for the humanities and a lack of diversity in higher education two separate issues, asks Christine Henseler, or are they, in fact, closely intertwined? Read more...

By Daniel R. Porterfield. Educators should seek to build campus ecosystems where those with certain qualities can shine, strengthen themselves and inspire others, writes Daniel R. Porterfield. Read more...

By Brian Farkas. Dozens of academic disciplines can offer meaningful insight into our current political landscape, writes Brian Farkas, even those that seem less obvious on first blush. Read more...

By Elaine Howard Ecklund. After getting the election wrong, academics are now at a crossroads, writes Elaine Howard Ecklund, and the way forward is to pursue something we don’t hear often on university campuses. Read more...

By Pete Mackey. In the wake of the presidential election, most analysts have concluded that the higher education community  was one of the biggest losers. Read more...

By Scott McLemee. In a new book, Timothy Recuber explores how the media cover disasters like the Virginia Tech shootings -- but sometimes in problematic ways, writes Scott McLemee. Read more...

By Dennis Jett. Our country must appreciate the value of postdoctoral education and do more to ensure that it flourishes, writes David Silbersweig. Read more...