By Oronte. Christina Crosby wakes in the hospital a few days after a life-changing bicycle accident. The roof of her mouth is wired; her mouth feels like metal. Read more...
When I Was (Briefly) The Husband
By Lee Skallerup Bessette. A little more than two years ago, I decided that our family had had enough. We moved, I started a new job. More...
Tips on How to Serve Your LGBTQIA Population
By Sophia Sanchez. According to the article “How to Manage a Job Search as a Transgender Candidate” by Jada A. Graves featured in U.S. News & World Report online, from the onset, LGBTQIA students would have to make a decision for themselves on how to handle disclosure of their identity. More...
The Millennial Learners
By Sophia Sanchez. The newest generation on the block, the Millennials, have brought with them change at a fast pace. This is evident in relationships, in the learning environment, and at the workplace. More...
Student Experience, Customer Service, and the “Gig Economy”
By Elizabeth Lewis Pardoe. In the academy, we shun the term “customer service.” It belittles what we do, the impact that we have on students and on society. It makes it appear as if education were a commodity. More...
Generational Hopscotch
By Elizabeth Lewis Pardoe. No matter where you alight on the political spectrum, you have likely read or heard that “older” women like Hillary and “young” women like Bernie. We middle-aged mothers frequently carry the label of the “sandwich generation,” because we offer simultaneous care to elders and progeny. More...
Making Teams Work
By Margaret Andrews. I’ve been sharing a lot of what I’ve learned in using student teams with other faculty, as well as people that use faculty/staff teams in higher ed and ast week I conducted a webinar for the Global Business School Network titled Tips and Traps in Using Student Teams. Read more...
The University And The Future of Work
By Margaret Andrews. The Solo Project, an organization that chronicles and supports the solo community, recently came out with a report, The New World of Work is Here and We are Not Ready. Lots of interesting information in the report and there is a lot for the higher education community to chew on, too. Read more...
The Limits of Competition
By John Warner. Competition is great for lots of things. The sublime basketball being played by the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference finals is proof positive. Read more...
Tuition Payer's Receipt
By John Warner. I’m not talking about the nebulous breakdown of fees and charges most now receive, but something like the “taxpayer receipt” put out by the government (2014 version here) that gives the breakdown of how our federal income tax monies are spent, e.g., 28 cents out of every dollar goes to health care, 25 cents to the military, etc. Read more...