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6 janvier 2018

We all want the same things in a partner, but why?

The ConversationBased on research from both evolutionary and social psychology, researchers have categorised how we appraise potential partners into three broad features. These are: the degree to which a partner exudes reproductive capacity (“vitality and attractiveness”), a partner’s ability to provide (“status and resources”), and the partner’s “warmth and trustworthiness”. More...
6 janvier 2018

Best of young adult fiction: Classic and revolutionary reads for 2018

The ConversationTwitter campaigns such as #weneeddiversebooks, have advocated for changes in the publishing industry to produce literature that honours the diversity of young lives. Readers’ choice awards, such as Inky Awards and Goodreads Choice Awards have all boosted the genre. So have new YA-specific bestseller lists and literary awards such as the Governor General’s Literary Awards in Canada and the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature in the United States. More...
6 janvier 2018

Fun sex is healthy sex: Why isn’t that on the curriculum?

The ConversationDamn — we forgot to teach our kids how to have fun sex.
Most news covers the sex lives of young people in terms of hookups, raunch culture, booty calls and friends with benefits. You might think that young people have it all figured out, equating sex with full-on, self-indulgent party time. More...
6 janvier 2018

Study habits for success: tips for students

The ConversationRight now, thousands of Australian school children and university students are taking a well-earned break from the classroom. Long breaks like this help us clear our minds, but they can also provide an opportunity to prepare for the learning year ahead. More...
6 janvier 2018

The hidden homelessness among America’s high school students

The ConversationWhen a student is homeless in high school, it can cause high levels of stress and anxiety. While other students are able to focus on getting good grades and planning for college, students who are homeless often worry about basic necessities, such as food, clothing and shelter. More...
6 janvier 2018

Leadership Is Our Best Investment

https://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/large/public/media/CTA-IHE-banner640-150.png?itok=VxlaUtWrOn every team, there are only two types of members: culture builders and culture killers. Who’s who on your team as we head into a tumultuous 2018?
I believe it’s impossible to be “culture-neutral” when you’re a member of an organization, a department staff, an athletic squad, a family, a community, even a choir or a band. More...

6 janvier 2018

Predictions

By Barbara Fister. Happy new year! What disasters and crises do we have to look forward to this time around?
Perhaps I’ll get to experience that nuclear holocaust I prepared for ineffectually as a child. Maybe we’ll have a constitutional crisis like the one we had with Nixon, only with political opponents jailed in the lurking shadow of a Russian conspiracy. More...

6 janvier 2018

Going to MLA, Gonna See What I Can See

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/JustVisitingLogo_white.jpg?itok=K5uvzo_-By John Warner. I started my graduate studies in 1994, finished in 1997, and following a detour into corporate America, returned to the college classroom in 2001 and have worked in English-related academia since, and yet I’ve never been to the annual Modern Language Association convention. More...

6 janvier 2018

Online Learning and Residential Colleges

By Joshua Kim. 4 questions that every president, provost, dean, and trustee should be asking in 2018.
Online learning should be part of the strategic plan of every college and university. More...
6 janvier 2018

An Alternative List of 7 Trends for 2018

By Joshua Kim. The big higher ed stories for this coming year.
The 7 key trends that the Peterson and Rudgers identify for higher education in 2018 are:1. Eroding support for higher ed. 2. Challenges to the business model. 3. Violent activism and balancing free speech, safety and climate. 4. #MeToo movement in the academy. 5. Student safety in Greek life and athletics. 6. Reckoning with the racist past. 7. Presidents as public thought leaders. More...
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