By Rick Seltzer. Figuring out how to use a closed or closing college campus is a challenge -- one often falling on the same leaders who had to shut it down in the first place. More...
The Sibling Effect
By Scott Jaschik. An older sibling going to college has an influence on younger siblings, study finds. More...
Get Help or Let Them Die?
By Greta Anderson. Student deaths and drug overdoses are prompting discussions on and off college campuses about strengthening medical amnesty and Good Samaritan laws to protect bystanders who call 911. More...
Past as Present
By Colleen Flaherty. Should more historians weigh in on current policy debates? Panelists at historians' annual gathering say yes. More...
Positive Picture for State Higher Ed Funding
By Elizabeth Redden. All but three states reported year-over-year increases in funding for public higher education, annual survey of state financing finds. More...
Reframing Gossip in the Workplace
Gossip is a false and shallow attempt at connection with another person, yet ironically it serves to disconnect us further, writes Tamara Yakaboski. More...
The Problem of Self-Care in Higher Education
Students struggle to care for themselves in higher education, writes Douglas Dowland, and so do faculty. More...
Incivility, Bullying and Academic Dysfunction
How can departments foster an environment that encourages productive discourse, even in the face of vigorous disagreement? Nicholas C. Burbules, Ashley Albrecht Weaver, Elizabeth A. Luckman and C. K. Gunsalus provide some recommendations. More...
Introducing the Next Editor of ‘Conditionally Accepted’
Bertin M. Louis Jr., the new editor of Inside Higher Ed's column, describes his vision for it moving forward. More...
Needed: A Real Conversation About Academic Hours Worked
That busyness and overwork have become status symbols is probably not a surprise, write Carolyn Dever and George Justice, but what interests do they serve. More...