Colleges should use current events like the U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh to foster understanding in our students, writes Karen Gross. More...In a recent article published in Inside Higher Ed’s "Admissions Insider" newsletter, some of our state’s college admissions staff and a high school counselor expressed reservations and misunderstanding about Idaho’s Direct Admissions program. More...However powerful the cases for and against the University of North Carolina's Silent Sam Confederate statue, there are other relevant parties to consider -- not only in the here and now -- and we neglect them at our peril, warns Peter A. Coclanis. More...Robert Ubell spent years encouraging professors to overcome their fears, try something new and teach on the web. Now he's trying to practice what he preached. More...Susan E. Henking ponders how, in today's challenging environment, college presidents should fight to sustain the best of what higher education has been and can be. More...President Trump's use of social media is overturning decades of conventional wisdom from scholars of communications and management and some anthropologists, writes Maurice Hall. More...Colleges should put digital tools at the center of their programs for ensuring academic success of students who are first in their families to go to college, write Ana M. Martinez Aleman, Heather Rowan-Kenyon and Mandy Savitz-Romer. More...Too many students walk out of such classes questioning whether they'll ever make it to graduation, argues Aaron Altose. More...Scott McLemee reviews two new scholarly books on the American electorate and its discontents. More...Wouldn’t greater exposure to such fields, asks Christine Henseler, help men make better decisions and become stronger citizens, workers and leaders. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
