The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has launched a new program office dedicated to advancing the public purposes of higher education. The Office of Research and Public ...

New Year’s resolutions, like drinking more water or getting more exercise, aren’t the only ways to bolster health and well-being. University of Delaware Assistant Professor Heather Farmer has found ...

What kind of culture do you want for your research environment? Do you want to facilitate a culture of fear and intimidation? Growth and support? Hard work and merit? Competition or collaboration and ...

Having a purpose comes with benefits, according to Heather Malin, a consultant and former director of research at the Stanford Center on Adolescence. When students identify a greater purpose in what ...

Do you feel like what you do and who you are in the world matters? Do you have a sense that your actions are meaningful, and contribute to or benefit something that you care about? That’s your sense ...

Kate Ellis, a former English professor who taught at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, for more than 40 years, says she started teaching as a way to have a positive impact on others. In ...