By John Warner. I had long given up on actually getting paid to do the thing I was trained to do: talk about comparative Canadian literature and culture, specifically English Canadian and French-Canadian/Québécois literature. More...
Guest Post: Teaching Home
What’s Happening in Higher Ed Media
By Steven Mintz. Reflections on the state and fate of colleges and universities. More...
Students Wearing Shorts in Winter

Students at my small liberal arts college wear shorts year-round.
Not all students. But more than a few. More...
Higher Ed Employment in a “World Without Work”
By Joshua Kim. Will robots take all the (campus) jobs. More...
Out-of-Office Messages
By Joshua Kim. Staff, faculty and the OOO email auto-reply.
That was the out-of-office (OOO) message that I set on my work email the last time I went on vacation. More...
The Impact of At-Scale and Mega-U Degrees
By Ray Schroeder. The landscape of online higher education is changing with the growth of mega-universities and the advent of scores of MOOC-size at-scale degree programs from prestigious universities. More...
Are Academics ‘Wrong About Nearly Everything’?
By Joshua Kim. Will you score better than the average American on this book-inspired quiz. More...
The Grad Abroad: A Guide to Voting Absentee
Some suggestions for grads interested in absentee voting. More...
Poster Presentations: Tips and Tricks
Poster presentations are a staple of academic conferences. They’re a valuable way to share research visually, and it pays to know how to design one well. The good news is, we seem to be living in a time of a new poster renaissance. More...
Considering the Alternatives
By Ray Schroeder. Alternatives to the baccalaureate have exploded, giving prospective students many lower-cost options. More...