This infographic presents a brief selection of questions to stimulate critical thinking in students. It can provide a starting point for discussions of applying the skills of academic inquiry to real world situations or a reference for explaining the value of higher education to non-academics.

This article breaks down employers' complaints about "skills gaps" in college graduates, begins to draw some boundaries between the complaints that are relevant to higher education and those that are not, and offers some suggestions for helping liberal arts students to demonstrate the broader skills they have developed in the classroom over the course of their education.

The AAUP has published some guidelines for understanding what is and is not protected classroom speech when addressing political issues and student comments.

A diverse group of students from several Portland students joined together in a community problem solving initiative. Here, they share some of their experiences and the factors that helped them to succeed.

Suggests some different broad approaches to preparing students for civic engagement--and mentions a few pitfalls to watch out for.

Richard Detweiler's study correlates students' classroom experiences with their lifelong achievement of mission goals of liberal arts colleges.