Podcast Class Dismissed September 12, 2024 Elite colleges are boasting unprecedented numbers with respect to diversity, with some schools admitting their first majority-minority classes. Read More
Essay Charting change in a life’s journey through skills September 03, 2024 When my wonderful colleagues asked me to take on leadership of our budding Skills for Scholars series alongside the eminent former PUP director and editor-at-large, Peter Dougherty, I wanted to figure out how to find my philosophical mind within the universe of practical guides. It isn’t just that I was leaving my philosophical fun house, it was a venture out into an unfamiliar and unchartered territory. Read More
Podcast Listen in: Class Dismissed August 09, 2024 Elite colleges are boasting unprecedented numbers with respect to diversity, with some schools admitting their first majority-minority classes. Read More
Reading List Exploring Black Experiences February 01, 2024 First proposed by Black educators and the Black United Students at Kent State University in 1969, Black History Month, celebrated annually in February in the US, is an opportunity to celebrate Black voices, achievements, and to reflect on the central role of African Americans throughout US history. Princeton University Press is proud to publish books that engage with serious issues and ideas relating to Black experiences. Read More
Interview Bryan Penprase and Noah Pickus on The New Global Universities January 02, 2024 The New Global Universities tells the story of educational leaders who have chosen not to give up on higher education but to reimagine it. Read More
Podcast The Career Arts November 27, 2023 Young people coming out of high school today can expect to hold many jobs over the course of their lives, which is why they need a range of essential skills. Read More
Interview In Dialogue: The future of diversity on campus in the wake of the affirmative action ruling November 02, 2023 With the first round of early decision deadlines happening this month, it’s a good time to reflect on the realm of higher education and its evolving dynamics, including the multifaceted nature of equitable and inclusive education. Read More
Essay Beyond the ivory tower: Real world guidance on education, skills, and careers October 20, 2023 The story of how a particular set of ideas eventually turns into a book can sometimes be a tale all its own. The creation of my new book has been a matter of poking and prodding a set of assumptions about education and careers over time. Read More
Essay What makes it so difficult for colleges to control costs? October 14, 2023 The fate of cumulative increases in college costs is playing out as predicted. Everyone agrees that it can’t continue to go on like this—and not just students and families. Read More
Video PUP Speaks: Ben Wildavsky on the art of career preparation October 11, 2023 PUP Speaks author Ben Wildavsky reveals why college education and job preparation are not either-or propositions and identifies the blend of education and networking needed to support real-world career aspirations. Read More
Interview What your publisher wishes you knew March 02, 2023 One of the scariest parts of the publishing process, at least for some people, is promotion, i.e., all the things that you and your press will do to make sure people are aware of your book when it’s published and hopefully read it. Read More
Interview Helen Sword on Writing with Pleasure February 13, 2023 Writing should be a pleasurable challenge, not a painful chore. Writing with Pleasure empowers academic, professional, and creative writers to reframe their negative emotions about writing and reclaim their positive ones. Read More
Interview Sandy Baum and Michael McPherson on Campus Economics February 05, 2023 Campus Economics provides college and university administrators, trustees, and faculty with an essential understanding of how college finances actually work. Read More
Video Jay Phelan and Terry Burnham on how to uncover the ‘secret syllabus’ January 03, 2023 Drawing on decades of learning and teaching experience, Professors Jay Phelan and Terry Burnham show how students at both graduate and undergraduate levels can master the ‘secret syllabus’ and get the most out of their college experience. Read More
Interview A look inside Syllabus October 04, 2022 What really is a syllabus? Is it a tool or a manifesto? A machine or a plan? What are its limits? Its horizon? And who is it really for? And what would happen if you took the syllabus as seriously as you take the most serious forms of writing in your own discipline? Read More
