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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!

Topics

Teaching and Learning

Online Learning

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Assessment

Student Success

Accessibility & Inclusion

Faculty Development

Future & New(er) Faculty

Big Issues in Higher Education

  1. 10-22-2019 U.S. Drops in Ranking of University Research Funding Inside Higher Ed
  2. 09-25-2019 My University is Dying and soon yours will be too. The Chronicle Review
  3. 07-24-2019 A Troublesome Narrative Criticizes Higher Education Idaho Ed News
  4. 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
  5. 02-27-2019 How Higher Ed Can Change Faster Inside Higher Ed
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 02-04-2019 Educating Versus Training and Credentialing: Reaffirming the value of a liberal education. Inside Higher Ed
  9. 05-21-2017 When a Theory Goes Viral: Intersectionality is now everywhere. Is that a good thing? The Chronicle of Higher Education
  10. 02-12-2017 Noam Chomsky's "Responsibility of Intellectuals" after 50 years: It's an even heavier responsibility now Salon
  11. 01-27-2017 Study: Teaching and Research Not Tied Inside Higher Ed
  12. 11-27-2016 The Case for a New Kind of Core The Chronicle of Higher Education