How should colleges respond, Brian Whalen asks, to a nationalist outlook that sows deep divisions among people. More...
Remaking Higher Ed From Within
As learners and employers seek education and training that is cheaper, faster and better, forward-looking colleges and universities are embracing new roles as curators, certifiers and integrators, Kathleen deLaski and Rufus Glasper write. More...
Digital Divides
Scott McLemee reviews two books about our networked society that raise rather dystopian concerns. More...
Do We Really Know the "Rich Kids"?
The admissions scandal reveals that, rather than stereotype them, academe must take a better look at children of affluence, argues Billie Wright Dziech. More...
Beyond Scandal to Opportunity
We must put an end to the admissions madness that leaves students exhausted, parents frustrated and poorer families feeling they can’t compete, argues David Coleman. More...
Authentic Problems
Scott McLemee reviews Maria Francesca Piazzoni's The Real Fake: Authenticity and the Production of Space. More...
Perilous Times
Clayton M. Christensen and Michael B. Horn write about why they stand behind their analysis that many private colleges are in trouble. More...
Can we bridge the critical thinking skills gap with online learning?
Critical thinking skills involve identifying flaws in people’s arguments or reasoning by weighing evidence and identifying misuse of information. More...
How Student Expectations Are Driving Digital Transformation
Changing student expectations are a key driver of higher education’s digital transformation. In particular, students want a customer experience that is personalized and seamless. More...
Might AI Spell The Death Of Search?
Based on these types of frustrations it’s understandable that millennials, now comprising more than 35 percent of the workforce, have begun to push back on the way we search. More...