By Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt First Amendment expert Greg Lukianoff and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explore the rise of anxiety, depression, suicide, and the culture of safetyism through the lens of three myths that are weakening American college campuses. From changes in parenting and ideas of childhood to increased national polarization, this book hypothesizes the reasons for and solutions to the higher education culture … Continue reading The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting up a Generation for Failure

By Corey Seemiller & Meghan Grace Millennials have left the building, making way for a new generation: Generation Z. Seemiller and Grace describe and analyze pertinent trends from the most recent research on the newest generation. Continue reading Generation Z Goes to College

By Ben Sasse In the face of a tumultuous decade in higher education and a slow response from the industry itself, Sasse presents seventeen questions colleges and universities should be asking themselves about their future. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/17-questions-every-college-should-be-asking/597310/ Continue reading 17 Questions Every College Should Be Asking

By Valentin Amrhein, Sander Greenland, & Blake McShane The argument against assuming that a lack of statistical significance means there is no difference between groups, and the call to retire it completely. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00857-9 Continue reading Scientists rise up against statistical significance

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By Tim Brown An introduction to needs-based listening, Change by Design encourages thinkers, doers, and problem solvers to break the linear and incremental pattern of traditional design and create solutions to real problems hidden in plain sight. Continue reading Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation

By Nathan Grawe In the face of demographic shifts that could drastically change the demand for higher education, Grawe lays out a practical guide for college personnel, recruitment and admissions counselors, and university leaders. Continue reading Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education