By Laura Tropp. I was in a bookstore the other day and was surprised to see adult coloring books. Apparently, they are becoming more and more popular. I am told that coloring eases stress for adults. A bookstore in my area even sold out. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. I often propose that studying Mathematics is, in many ways, the process of learning a new language. It gives the student a new way of speaking about the world, and a precise way of making their thoughts known. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. I love teaching Multivariate Calculus for many reasons. It is the piece of math that most reflects my training as an economist, is the area that is most open to bringing up topics relating to economics, and is, in fact, the area that allows me to teach undergraduate students techniques I learned in my Ph.D. program. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. While I know that my daughter will probably not become an economist someday, I found myself teaching her some important concepts in theoretical and empirical economics recently. She sought to compare prices of goods in two different stores, and I was there to help her find products that could be honestly compared. Read more...
By Barbara Fister. So, let’s say I’m doing research on issues related to privilege and inequality. Google Scholar tells me there’s a an article on stratification in higher education that’s looks interesting. Here’ another one on how postcolonial theory can inform resistance to neoliberalism in universities. Read more...
By Barbara Fister. Let’s say you’re an academic who needs to develop a record of scholarship, either because you are up for tenure, you hope someday to be in a secure academic job, or you need to bring in grant dollars to support the research you do. Read more...
By Barbara Fister. It’s always inspiring to learn about new research from scholars who share their discoveries with excitement and passion at the best conferences. I had this experience last week. What was unusual was that the researchers were students just a few weeks into their first college semester. And the venue was a great urban park. Read more...
By Paul Redfern. Last spring, Gettysburg College made the decision to use agile marketing as a framework for our planning after my colleague attended a session on this topic at the American Marketing Association Symposium on Higher Education. What she took away from that session changed the way our office planned, collaborated, and executed projects across the board. More...By David Baker. “A writer has many heads, all troubled,” wrote Jim Harrison, the acclaimed author and poet. He’s a lyrical novelist with a big heart and an even bigger appetite. He’s summered in Montana’s Paradise Valley for decades, with a winter home near the Mexican border. More...By Megan Brenn-White. The answer must be no, right? Wouldn’t creating special marketing just for international students imply that we’re somehow not a truly global institution?/https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
