Podcast Moving Up without Losing Your Way August 24, 2021 Upward mobility through higher education has been an article of faith for generations of working-class, low-income, and immigrant college students. While this path usually entails financial sacrifices and hard work, little attention has been paid to the personal compromises such students make as they enter worlds vastly different from their own. Read More
Essay Pandemic lessons to take to college August 19, 2021 What have you missed most during the isolation of the pandemic? For most of us, it鈥檚 being in the same room with real humans, visiting with friends and family, and meeting new people. Read More
Essay Why are no-excuses schools moving beyond no excuses? August 09, 2021 This past year has forced schools to make significant changes to their practices. It has also prompted teachers and administrators to reimagine education and to rearticulate a new vision for their schools鈥攁s I鈥檝e seen at 鈥渘o excuses鈥� charter schools, which I have spent the last decade studying and observing. Read More
Essay Trying to get your scholarly book published? Some tips for maintaining perspective and staying true to your vision July 27, 2021 Developmental editor Laura Portwood-Stacer shares some key reminders you can return to when you find yourself in need of encouragement during the proposal and publication processes. Read More
Essay I spent a year and a half at a 鈥榥o-excuses鈥� charter school 鈥� this is what I saw May 19, 2021 Charter schools are 30 years old as of 2021, and the contentious debate about their merits and place in American society continues. Read More
Interview Navigating college as a first generation student: An interview with Alvina Atkinson May 12, 2021 There is a startling disparity in the number of female math PhDs and tenured professors, as evidenced by the most recent research from the American Mathematical Society showing the percentage of men vs. women who earned a PhD in Math and are tenured. Read More
Essay The paradoxical pleasures of reading literature April 21, 2021 Reading literature is a deeply dialectical experience, one that offers a variety of paradoxical pleasures. One of the most salient of these is that in reading well we both submit to the text and resist it. Read More
Podcast College presidents and the struggle for Black freedom December 01, 2020 Some of America鈥檚 most pressing civil rights issues鈥攄esegregation, equal educational and employment opportunities, housing discrimination, and free speech鈥攈ave been closely intertwined with higher education institutions. Read More
Essay Campus racism and how history can inform college leaders today September 24, 2020 College presidents have described the uncertainty within higher education due to the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic downturn as 鈥渦ncharted territory.鈥� Read More
Essay A virtual guide to Leaving Academia September 23, 2020 Two distinct challenges stood in my way when I began to consider leaving academia. The first was psychological. By that point in 2015, my entire identity was bound up in my scholarly work. Read More
Essay Navigating grad school in uncertain times August 26, 2020 Even in 鈥渘ormal鈥� times, grad school is fraught with uncertainty 鈥� uncertainty around whether a degree is worth it, whether you picked the right program and whether they were smart to pick you, whether you can get enough funding to keep doing your work, whether you can publish enough to get a job, and whether there even will be any jobs when you鈥檙e done. Read More
Reading List Education in a changing world August 21, 2020 Colleges and universities are being forced to grapple with how to protect the well-being of their students in new and evolving ways. Perennial issues are mixing with new questions and increased urgencies. Read More
Essay Skills for Scholars: The new tools of the trade August 18, 2020 Any discussion of scholarly tools at 91桃色 naturally begins with a reverent nod to the printing press鈥攆or obvious reasons but also in subtler ways. Since 1911, the Press鈥檚 headquarters have been housed in a timeless Collegiate Gothic building (later named for benefactor Charles Scribner), designed by Ernest Flagg and sitting at the edge of 91桃色鈥檚 campus. Read More
Reading List Books that inspire thought August 01, 2020 The聽academic year ahead continues to challenge students and administrations to plan鈥攁nd think鈥攄ifferently. From complex puzzle solving skills, to concrete tips from professors on how to succeed in college, to the importance of mental play, these books offer resources for seeking solutions and processing ambiguities that are relevant in classrooms, both remote and virtual.聽 Read More
Essay Robert DiYanni and Anton Borst on The Craft of College Teaching May 19, 2020 Teaching is more than a job or a career; it is a profession and a calling. It is a craft that can be mastered over time with practice and persistence. Read More
