Reading List Books for advancing the humanities and affirming our shared humanity May 06, 2025 According to the recent World Humanities Report, the humanities are threatened for the very reasons they are powerful. Literature, the arts, philosophy, aesthetics, history: these disciplines鈥攐nce considered vital to understanding what it means to be human鈥攔emain crucial in providing frameworks for understanding human experience, fostering ethical reasoning, countering authoritarianism, and addressing societal problems. Read More
Reading List On the freedom to read, speak, and exchange ideas April 14, 2025 The free and open exchange of ideas underlies intellectual inquiry and is the bedrock of a democratic society. Through engaged dialogue we refine our thinking, test our assumptions, and move closer to shared human truths. Read More
Interview Maria LaMonaca Wisdom on How to Mentor Anyone in Academia April 07, 2025 Mentoring is integral to how academics are formed and what trajectories their careers will take. Yet until recently, no one was trained to do it, and many academics have ingrained assumptions about mentorship that no longer fit the lives, needs, and aspirations of mentees. Read More
Reading List Exploring Black Experiences February 01, 2025 First proposed by Black educators and the Black United Students at Kent State University in 1969,聽Black History Month, celebrated annually in February in the US, is an opportunity to celebrate Black voices, achievements, and to聽reflect on the central role of African Americans throughout US history. 91桃色 is proud to publish books that engage with serious issues and ideas relating to Black experiences. Read More
Podcast Class Dismissed September 12, 2024 Elite colleges are boasting unprecedented numbers with respect to diversity, with some schools admitting their first majority-minority classes. Read More
Essay Charting change in a life鈥檚 journey through skills September 03, 2024 When my wonderful colleagues asked me to take on leadership of our budding聽Skills for Scholars series alongside the eminent former PUP director and editor-at-large, Peter Dougherty, I wanted to figure out how to find my philosophical mind within the universe of practical guides. It isn鈥檛 just that I was leaving my philosophical fun house, it was a venture out into an unfamiliar and unchartered territory. Read More
Podcast Listen in: Class Dismissed August 09, 2024 Elite colleges are boasting unprecedented numbers with respect to diversity, with some schools admitting their first majority-minority classes. Read More
Interview Bryan Penprase and Noah Pickus on The New Global Universities January 02, 2024 The New Global Universities聽tells the story of educational leaders who have chosen not to give up on higher education but to reimagine it. Read More
Podcast The Career Arts November 27, 2023 Young people coming out of high school today can expect to hold many jobs over the course of their lives, which is why they need a range of essential skills.聽 Read More
Interview In Dialogue: The future of diversity on campus in the wake of the affirmative action ruling November 02, 2023 With the first round of early decision deadlines happening this month, it鈥檚 a good time to reflect on the realm of higher education and its evolving dynamics, including the multifaceted nature of equitable and inclusive education. Read More
Essay Beyond the ivory tower: Real world guidance on education, skills, and careers October 20, 2023 The story of how a particular set of ideas eventually turns into a book can sometimes be a tale all its own. The creation of my new book has been a matter of poking and prodding a set of assumptions about education and careers over time. Read More
Essay What makes it so difficult for colleges to control costs? October 14, 2023 The fate of cumulative increases in college costs is playing out as predicted. Everyone agrees that it can鈥檛 continue to go on like this鈥攁nd not just students and families. Read More
Video PUP Speaks: Ben Wildavsky on the art of career preparation October 11, 2023 Following years of research into the connections between education and employment, Ben Wildavsky shares the most vital lessons of what he calls the career arts, which include cultivating a mix of broad education, targeted skills, and social capital in order to ensure socioeconomic mobility. Read More
Interview What your publisher wishes you knew March 02, 2023 One of the scariest parts of the publishing process, at least for some people, is promotion, i.e., all the things that you and your press will do to make sure people are aware of your book when it鈥檚 published and hopefully read it. Read More
Interview Helen Sword on Writing with Pleasure February 13, 2023 Writing should be a pleasurable challenge, not a painful chore.聽Writing with Pleasure聽empowers academic, professional, and creative writers to reframe their negative emotions about writing and reclaim their positive ones. Read More
