Writing letters of recommendation is a tough but essential part of the job, writes Jim Jump. More...

Dave Brinker sheds some light on the current scope of nonresident students’ influence on local elections -- and how it calls us to reflect on the core values of American democratic society and higher education. More...

Colleges and universities have long articulated the value of diversity, especially racial and ethnic diversity specifically. While the diversification of the student body of higher education institutions has received considerable attention over the years, diversifying the faculty has received much less and more sporadic attention. More...

In the first of a three-part series, William Kuskin describes the changes required -- administratively as well as pedagogically -- as his university built an online degree from scratch to serve hundreds of students. More...

What if we could push an “easy button” and solve many of the issues of transfer and articulation? Such a solution may exist in plain sight, argues John C. Cavanaugh. More...

Colleges and universities must have the flexibility to deal with matters of conduct without the government looking over their shoulders, argues Sigal Ben-Porath. More...

It’s not enough to passively continue with the same curriculum and hope that students, their families, politicians and the public at large re-recognize the value in what we do, argues Laura L. Behling. More...