By Carol Geary Schneider

By Bridget Puzon

By Ellen Condliffe Lagemann
A sense of vocation implies knowing one's self, one’s beliefs and values, and one's position in the world. A central goal of contemporary undergraduate education is to cultivate an initial sense of vocation.

By Mary Marcy and Alan Guskin
How institutions respond to the external environment and its pressures is the concern of the Project on the Future of Higher Education. An institutionally transformative approach can achieve creative ideas for improving the quality of teaching and learning.

By Terry L. Rhodes
Collaboration between high schools and universities involves the coordination of their shared learning outcomes. Portland State University has incorporated a collaborative program into its University Studies curriculum.

By Katharine M. Oliver
The State of Maryland has enacted statewide programs that align student learning outcomes at all levels of formal education.

By L. Katharine Harrington
The moral imperative for higher education is to prepare citizen-leaders for society. This imperative responds to the challenges of relevance and economics that confront higher education today.

By Scott Ward
In the long tradition of public art celebrating community milestones, a poem celebrates the transition in leadership at Eckerd College.