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Quick Reads

Below you will find a collection of quick reads on big issues in higher education, subdivided by topic. The idea is to satiate or stimulate your curiosity about topics and trends in faculty development, higher education, and teaching and learning. All are jargon-free, yet informative. Some even have immediate take-aways and applications to your classes and career. So scroll through each category and enjoy!

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Big Issues in Higher Education

1. 11-10-2020 Will 2022 Bring a Return to 'Normal' After Mostly Online 2021 Semesters? Inside Higher Ed
2. 10-22-2019 U.S. Drops in Ranking of University Research Funding Inside Higher Ed
3. 09-25-2019 My University is Dying and soon yours will be too. The Chronicle Review
4. 08-30-2019 The University: Agent of Change in a Changing Age Inside Higher Ed
5. 07-24-2019 A Troublesome Narrative Criticizes Higher Education Idaho Ed News
6. 07-22-2019 How to Handle the Chaos of a 'Tornado Boss' The Wall Street Journal
7. 04-16-2019 The University Is a Ticking Time Bomb: Treating nearly 75 percent of the professoriate as disposable is not sustainable The Chronicle of Higher Education
8. 02-27-2019 How Higher Ed Can Change Faster Inside Higher Ed
9. 02-27-2019 Today's Context Demands Use of OER Inside Higher Ed
10. 02-14-2019 Stop Planning! Colleges and universities would be better served by focusing on the other half of strategic planning: the strategy. Inside Higher Ed
11. 02-13-2019 Public Engagement and the Future of the University: As universities face pressure to demonstrate their value, engaged scholarship is more important than ever. Inside Higher Ed
12. 02-04-2019 Educating Versus Training and Credentialing: Reaffirming the value of a liberal education. Inside Higher Ed
13. 12-14-2018 Planning to Plan: Designing a Strategic Planning Process to Maximize Success Campus Intelligence
14. 12-11-2018 Smart, Succinct and Agile: Strategic Planning in an Age of Uncertainty (preview free, Digital $124) Inside Higher Ed
15. 01-08-2018 Has UMUC Turned Enrollment Woes Around? Inside Higher Ed
16. 05-25-2017 The Assault on Colleges — and the American Dream The New York Times
17. 05-21-2017 When a Theory Goes Viral: Intersectionality is now everywhere. Is that a good thing? The Chronicle of Higher Education
18. 02-12-2017 Noam Chomsky's "Responsibility of Intellectuals" after 50 years: It's an even heavier responsibility now Salon
19. 02-02-2017 Will You Graduate? Ask Big Data The New York Times
20. 01-27-2017 Study: Teaching and Research Not Tied Inside Higher Ed
21. 11-27-2016 The Case for a New Kind of Core The Chronicle of Higher Education
22. 12-30-2014 Google got it wrong. The open-office trend is destroying the workplace. The Washington Post
    

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