Artificial intelligence has embedded itself in higher education internationally. Instructure’s (2026) US survey of 1,125 teachers, higher education students, and K–12 parents and guardians reported at least 90 percent of
You know, dean colleagues, I sometimes wonder what keeps me in this wacky enterprise of academic administration. After all, ours is not the happiest of professions. Indeed, it is frightfully
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High-impact experiential learning opportunities such as moot court are often associated with law schools, large universities, or well-funded prelaw programs. Smaller institutions may assume that creating an authentic appellate advocacy
Many academic leaders, including administrators and faculty members, participate in traditional mentoring programs that prioritize hierarchy. But these programs typically don’t foster engagement and connection between students and faculty or
A colleague is not completing a task you asked them to do. The situation has dragged on and on. You’re frustrated, angry, and disappointed.
For generations of Americans, their senior year of high school was highlighted by homecoming, class trips, prom, and graduation. This was not the case for the class of 2020. High
Public confidence in higher education has declined substantially in recent years. While the reasons are contested, some of the concerns Americans have expressed, including perceptions of political agendas and constraints
Hundreds of colleges and universities have adopted free expression and institutional speech documents from the University of Chicago. In 1899, the University of Chicago faculty unanimously resolved that complete freedom
As a reaction to growing polarization and societal divisiveness, as well as concerns about intellectual bias and free speech, there has been a recent explosion of dialogue, debate, and civility
