I’d like to share seven principles for teaching social theory that have proved effective in helping my students stay the course. They’re easy to adopt in any classroom, regardless of size or ...

I answered this question along with a few others for Character Lab in a Tip of the Week: What is intellectual humility—and how is it different from just plain humility? Intellectual humility is about ...

Humility: Why is that an important leadership principle? I define “humility” as a quality marked by modesty and unpretentiousness. It exhibits a quiet determination. And it’s deferential to others; ...

Humility does not seem to be a virtue today. Watch a football game: a linebacker does his job — he tackles a guy — and jumps up in a dance as if he’s just cured cancer. Every other politician seems to ...

Putting lawmakers to the test. In 1729, Jonathan Swift offered “A Modest Proposal” to solve the problem of thousands of poor Irish women unable to feed their many children. Some had to beg to provide ...

Sandy Roberson sent a note to professors at Furman University and Denison University in mid-December with a simple message. “Failure is not an option,” she wrote on a discussion board frequented by a ...

I was happy to read an editorial criticizing the actions of Sacred Heart Academy during the basketball game against Lyman Hall. Final score Sacred Heart 92, Lyman Hall 4. The president of Sacred Heart ...

Researchers argue universities should strive to teach scholarly disagreements and cultivate essential skills like critical ...