Thoughts on Teaching in Era of Coronavirus
As I struggle to move my three courses and 400 students from face-to-face instruction to distance learning I have been thinking a […]
Tag: higher education
Paying the Price: How the High Cost of College Impacts Students and Families
Here’s an episode from the “No Jargon” podcast that discusses the difficulty many students are having paying for their college education and […]
The Secret to Happiness…and Good Grades
A while back I was listening to the Ted Radio Hour. The guest was Harvard psychologist, Dan Gilbert, an expert on happiness. […]
What is the Purpose of a College Education?
Here is a statement lifted from the Harvard University website which beautifully captures the larger goal of a college education — and […]
Why Poor Students Struggle in College
Here is an article from the New York Times that discusses some of the cultural challenges students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds confront […]
This is How Power Works: A Primer and Illustration
The following post was written in 2014 during a controversy on our campus involving the resignation of a recently-hired University president, Timothy […]
The half-million dollar question
Here is a link to a guest column I wrote for our campus newspaper. It deals with, among other things, the way […]
Ten Things You Should Know About College
I’m currently writing a book that examines the disconnect between popular beliefs about what a four-year college education is all about and […]
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