By Owen Williams. All of higher education has been under the gun for some time; with recession, out came the cannons. Liberal arts colleges have been especially battered, such that they could use a new narrative. At the Associated Colleges of the South -- a consortium of 16 nationally recognized liberal arts colleges -- we believe it is possible to provide tangible evidence of success and, perhaps more importantly, a clearer definition of liberal arts outcomes. Read more...
By Scott McLemee. When assessing scholarly books, pleasure is not normally a factor, any more than flavor is in judging medicines. Calling a monograph enjoyable is, after all, at best an expression of personal judgment. At worst, it’s a breach of the “professional professorial asceticism” that Pierre Bourdieu identified as definitive for Homo academicus. Read more...
By David Miller. For decades, debates about gender and science have often assumed that women are more likely than men to “leak” from the science and engineering pipeline after entering college. However, new research of which I am the coauthor shows this pervasive leaky pipeline metaphor is wrong for nearly all postsecondary pathways in science and engineering. Read more...
By Karen Gross. Ph.D. candidates in the Netherlands are fighting the launch of an experiment that they believe could put their employment status in jeopardy. The Dutch minister for education, culture and science, Jet Bussemaker, has proposed changes under which several thousand Ph.D. candidates would be registered as students rather than as employees, as is now the normI grew up in the era of remarkable college presidents, individuals who were seen as public intellectuals. These leaders -- Derek Bok, Kingman Brewster Jr., A. Bart Giamatti, the Reverend Theodore Hesburgh -- spoke out on issues that extended far beyond their campuses. As they saw it, contributing to the larger public conversation on critical issues of their time was part and parcel of their role both as college/university presidents and in the years thereafter. Voices like this are disappearing, a point made all the more relevant and poignant with the passing of Father Hesburgh last week at age 97. Today’s educational leaders are vacating the bully lectern -- even on issues related to their own campuses. Read more...
By Tom Porter. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has announced plans to double the number of university courses teaching Islam, in an effort to counter the rise of Islamic extremism and far-right extremism. 
Information technology is so much the fabric of the university that its presence is often not fully recognized. The focus in the IT organization has shifted from a tactical to a strategic perspective. With the demand for IT only growing, understanding how IT leaders can best lead in these efforts is essential.By Holly Else for Times Higher Education. Ph.D. candidates in the Netherlands are fighting the launch of an experiment that they believe could put their employment status in jeopardy. The Dutch minister for education, culture and science, Jet Bussemaker, has proposed changes under which several thousand Ph.D. candidates would be registered as students rather than as employees, as is now the norm. Read more...
By Kaitlin Mulhere. As a student ambassador for Education at Work, Jazmine Reed’s job was to spread the word about the nonprofit organization that offered jobs to college students.
As an informal recruiter on her campus at the University of Cincinnati, her sales pitch was pretty straightforward. Read more...
By Ashley A. Smith. Colleges can bridge the "middle skills" career gap by offering more courses focused on digital skills, a new report suggests. Read more...
By Ashley A. Smith. For those students on the cusp of meeting minimum SAT requirements to enter college, where they choose to enroll could determine their chance of eventually earning a bachelor's degree. Read more...
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