By Paula Di Rita Wishart. How do you “follow your passion” when it is unclear or is seemingly unconnected with what you understand about work? Paula Di Rita Wishart provides advice. Read more...
In Loco Personal Trainer
By Karen Costa. Exercise improves cognition, so it's time for colleges to require physical education throughout a student's undergraduate experience, writes Karen Costa. Read more...
Presidential Spouse as Utility Player
By Mort Maimon. Sometimes it's best for a presidential spouse to avoid the role of a home-run-crushing slugger and to focus instead on relatively inconspicuous but worthwhile endeavors, writes Mort Maimon. Read more...
Letters of Assessment
By Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist. A request to write letters evaluating other faculty for tenure and promotion means that other people think you are qualified to make this important assessment. It can also be terrifying, write Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist. Read more...
Being Transgender on the Job Market
By Alex Hanna. Being on the academic job market can be traumatizing for a job candidate. With the current disparity between Ph.D. holders and available jobs, the casualization of academic labor, and the shrinking of public university budgets, what was once a field of possibility has become one of rabid competition. Read more...
Accreditor Imposes Probation on MacMurray, Urbana
By Doug Lederman. The Higher Learning Commission placed MacMurray College on probation and extended the probation of Urbana University at the agency's June meeting, the accreditor announced. Read more...
For-Profit College Sector Continues to Shrink
By Doug Lederman. The number of for-profit postsecondary institutions and the number of students they enroll are continuing to wither, according to data released by the U.S. Education Department's National Center for Education Statistics on Thursday. Read more...
Clinton Borrows From Bernie
By Doug Lederman. In bid to snag her Democratic opponent's supporters, presumptive nominee adapts previous college plan by embracing free public college tuition for those with incomes up to $125,000. Read more...
Civic Engagement or Get Out the Vote?
By Doug Lederman. A new initiative designed to challenge colleges to get students involved in the democratic process is questioned for perceived ties to the White House. Read more...
Moody's: Higher Ed Finances Improve, But Gap Widens
By Doug Lederman. Public and private colleges alike saw their median revenues outpace median expenses in the 2015 fiscal year, showing improved stability of higher education finances, Moody's Investors Service said in a pair of reports released Monday. Read more...