Recent events in Charlottesville, Va., and Shelbyville, Tenn., show us the modern face of American white supremacy. Rather than marching under sheets or lurking in the backwoods, today’s white supremacists stand proud in their tan khakis and white polos with tiki torches in hand. More...
A Job Doesn't Have to Be for Life
No matter what move you are making, there will always be opportunities to change the direction of your career path if you need to, writes Joseph Barber. More...
Transformative Learning
Such learning is not only possible but also measurable, write Rebecca and Daniel Haggerty, who describe an approach that other institutions might consider adopting. More...
Governance and the Future of Black Colleges
For a variety of reasons, some historically black colleges and universities are in a death spiral and must seriously explore new options, writes Alvin J. Schexnider. More...
Balancing Enforcement With Education
Title IX reforms offer fresh chances for students to reflect on sexual assault, writes Glen Retief, if more exceptions can be made to mandatory-reporting requirements. More...
Creating Social Change and Student Success
Kevin Kruger and Catherine Parkay suggest three ways higher education can successfully use behavioral science to increase student completion. More...
Not of This Earth
In the interest of peace on earth, Scott McLemee reviews some of the metrics that attempt to gauge the existence of other forms of life in the universe. More...
Student Loans, Bankruptcy and the Silence of Presidents
College and university leaders should support current legislation that would return standard bankruptcy protections to student loans and restore basic fairness to the lending system, argues Alan Collinge. More...
Learning From World Literature in the South
Editing the Norton Anthology of World Literature ultimately changed Martin Puchner's view of the literary marketplace and what literature can do. More...
Extend the Exemption for the Endowment Tax
The pending legislation has fiscal implications for many small colleges and might well be the final nail in the coffin for those struggling to survive, writes David Gerard. More...