By Oronte. It was a wonderful childhood, while it lasted. I had the full attention of my mother, a sister, aunts, uncles, cousins, and great good friends. There was the Devonian beauty of the Ozark Plateau and two big rivers. My battered tomcat climbed the mast of the maple in the backyard with me. Read more...
By Tracy Mitrano. Of many interesting articles this week the one that caught my attention the most was about how to hide 400 million dollars. Written almost as if it were a mystery story, it tracks how an estranged husband sought to salt money away in international banks such that his wife would have no access in a divorce. Read more...
By John Warner. I’ve never recognized this critique of higher education as remotely reflective of reality, at least as I’ve experienced it. I’ve never felt particularly elitist. I’ve never been paid more than $35K a year for teaching college. I currently make about $11/hour adjuncting one class. I’ve never had a title, I wasn’t selected for a tenure track position by my own colleagues, and sometimes when I enter a room, my dog leaves. Read more...
By John Warner. A proposition: The vast majority of non-elite public higher education institutions are at peak revenue, meaning, relative to inflation, they will never again have more total revenue from which to work than they do at this very moment. Read more...
Irina Eremia Bragin describes why and how she encourages student to write essays that entertain, engage and elevate. Read more...
By Heather Dubrow. Students should be encouraged to think in terms of hypotheses rather than theses, and research questions or problems rather than their putative solutions when it comes to dissertation proposals, argues Heather Dubrow. Read more...
By Ben Paris. The problem flows directly from the structure of the current college experience, writes Ben Paris. Read more...
By Michael A. Olivas. It's doubtful that sanctuary proposals for immigrant students will provide actual sanctuary or create any genuine change, argues Michael A. Olivas, who calls on campuses to take much more meaningful actions. Read more...
By Catharine Hill. To influence our nation’s path going forward, both words and actions are needed from the higher education community and its leaders, argues Catharine Hill. Read more...
By Patricia McGuire. For quite a long while, American higher education has been adrift in a devolving eddy of self-pity while remaining largely silent on the great social issues of our times, argues Patricia McGuire. Read more...
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