Why Zombie movies and TV shows may teach students more about politics than candidates in this year’s debates.
Forget Trump and Clinton: Zombie Movies Offer Best Political Lessons, by Daniel W. Drezner
Why the Academy Needs a Resurrection of the Soul, by Mark Edmundson
Courage, contemplation, compassion: These are the great ideals of the ancient world. And though their lights are dimming, there is still time to revive them, to examine them, and, if one is so moved, to bring them into one’s own life.
You Are What You Eat (and Do): Why You Might Not Want to Give Up Chocolate For Lent
At first glance, the concept of Embodied Cognition looks more like some new whackadoodle academic program than serious research. But could it be scientific evidence for an ancient Christian practice?
Study Finds Millennials More ‘Generation ME’ Than ‘Generation WE’, by Joanna Chau
Young Americans are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled Than Ever Before–and More Miserable by Joanna Chau Millennials, the generation of young Americans born after 1982, may not be the caring, socially conscious environmentalists some have portrayed them to be, according to a study…
The Rise and Fall of the College Graduation Rate: The Fate of 3 Million Students Remains a Mystery
What happened to 75% of 2004 New College Students? No one knows… More chart information by Jeff Selingo A college’s graduation rate is such a basic consumer fact for would-be students these days that it’s difficult to imagine that the…
Maximizing Your Internet Presence: Is Your Website Helping or Hurting You?
25% of prospective college students decide NOT TO APPLY to a given school simply because of a bad experience on the college’s Website. Is your school, non-profit, business, church, or blog facing the same issues? The Chronicle of Higher Education…
The Netflix Effect: New Software Could Replace Faculty Advisors
The Netflix Effect: When Software Suggests Students’ Courses By Jeffrey R. Young in the Chronicle of Higher Education When Netflix suggests movies based on how much previous renters liked them, all that’s at stake is a night’s entertainment. Now a…
Americans Believe Minority Students Have Much Greater College Admission Advantage Than Actual Case, by Peter Schmidt
Views of Who Can Attend College Are Deeply Divided by Race Black and Hispanic respondents were more likely than white ones to think minorities face barriers, while white respondents were more likely than black or Hispanic ones to regard minority…
Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses
While college enrollment is at an all-time high, college learning may be at an all-time low.