Bringing Staff Expertise Out of the Shadows, Inside Higher Ed

Universities have built systems that recognize classification, not contribution – rendering the intellectual work of academic staff largely invisible. This opinion piece explores how thousands of academic staff find themselves in an impossible double bind: stay quiet about your expertise and colleagues assume you have none; assert your qualifications and risk appearing defensive or out of place

Academic staff need academic freedom, too, Inside Higher Ed

Higher education has dramatically expanded who does academic work but hasn’t expanded how the work gets protected or supported. This opinion piece explores why third-space professionals (e.g., academic staff who teach, conduct research, design curriculum, and lead student success initiatives) need academic freedom protections.

Painting student supports in a new light, Inside Higher Ed

How Colorado College staff created a new intervention to reframe student supports, encouraging all students to utilize services as part of the learning process.

Pulling back the veil on disciplines, Inside Higher Ed

How Colorado College’s first-year seminar program was reimagined to teach students about the basics of a liberal arts education, the differences between disciplines, and writing for creating and communicating.

Setting your college-bound student up for success, College Admissions Decoded podcast

Getting into college is one thing: what about completing your degree, and making the most out of the experience? In this conversation, college counselors and administrators talk about the importance of having the right mindset on the first day you set foot on campus.

Why we need to teach students to think about the disciplines, AAC&U Liberal Education Magazine

Why disciplinary literacy – the ability to ‘think like’ poets, biologists, historians, or sociologists – is central to students’ success.