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Higher Education Observer

After 40 years of work in higher education,this blog shares my thoughts and links on undergraduate education. I write from a Christian worldview, centrist conservative political stance, and background in the liberal arts and social sciences.Peruse the archives and www.barbaragrahamtucker.com. The page author is solely responsible for the content, and the content does not necessarily reflect the views or mission of my employer or any organization with which I am affiliated.

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October 29, 2023

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First Generation Students: Be aware

February 20, 2019

I confess to not having blogged here for quite a while. I will be in the future--I'm doing some relevant writing. My current research interest is gratitude, in general, in communication, in spiritual development, and in higher education. Although not quite linked to that, this article is thoughtful and reminds us of "the secret life of college students." https://diverseeducation.com/article/138698/?utm_campaign=DIV1902%20DAILY%20NEWSLETTER%20FEB15&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua

Calling all College Instructors

June 24, 2010

I had an interesting experience last semester. In a lecture on perception, I mentioned (because I had been reading so) that people with autism (my brother has it) do not perceive less than others, but they perceive more and that their behaviors are to block out or filter or deal with the overload. One boy in the back of the room said, "I know that's true because I'm autistic and .... " That's one of those "moments of truth." I often do not handle them well, but this one I did. Since the young man had not done anything that indicated autism to me (other than being nerdy), after he talked about himself I said, "Do you have Asperger's?" to which he said, "Yes, and ADD." Another young man in the class was giving me signals that he was in the same boat. There is something ironic and yet appropriate about this incident--only a student with Asperger's or Austism Spectrum Disorder would just announce it so boldly in class. ...

Access colleges, access students

May 23, 2019

Fascinating article on Access college students. Some hidden assumptions here that access students are less than, and that access colleges don't provide access to elitist circle. Maybe some of us don't want to be in them. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/05/23/pew-study-finds-more-poor-students-attending-college?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=52d50b2bd6-DNU_2019_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-52d50b2bd6-198482621&mc_cid=52d50b2bd6&mc_eid=ab27a3f05f