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‘The Floating University’
In 1926, an NYU professor took 500 students on a tour around the world. Now a professor considers what they learned—and what they didn’t learn—on the voyage.
Exodus From an Elsevier Neuroscience Journal
One of the world’s largest scientific publishers refused to reduce its $3,450 fee to publish in NeuroImage. All the editors left to start their own journal.
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Economics and Higher Education
Authors discuss their book on “how economic thinking can help improve college and university decisions.”
‘The Impact of College Diversity’
Author who first explored the impact of diversity on undergraduates in 2005 returns to her subjects as they reach 30 and finds new evidence of success of affirmative action.
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A College Counselor’s Insightful Memoir
A Russian émigré turned college counselor discusses the role of education in the immigrant experience, how AI might change college admissions and how she pushes students to think about who they really are.
3,514 Special Issues a Year?
Open-access Swiss publisher raises eyebrows by massively expanding publication schedule.
‘Black and Queer on Campus’
Author discusses his new book about students who face multiple forms of discrimination.
The Myth of Education as Equalizer
A professor argues that the main purpose of higher education is not simply to prepare students for the workforce but to help solve society’s ills.