Can you believe it!?! Higher Ed Professor turns 5 years old today. As is our tradition each year, I want to share the Top 10 posts from this past year. I always love seeing the posts that people find the most interesting and connect with readers. For our new readers, I hope you will enjoy seeing some of these posts for the first time. If you’ve been with us from the beginning, did your favorite post make the cut?

1. The five advantages of teaching with discussions – February 16, 2015
2. What is institutional theory? – February 20, 2017
3. What is the typical teaching load for university faculty? – March 11, 2015
4. Why can a tenured faculty member be fired? – August 7, 2017
5. What is unit of analysis and why is it important for qualitative dissertations – March 14, 2018
6. 10 tips for teaching your first college class – August 15, 2016
7. Studying at the Library of Congress Main Reading Room – April 11, 2016
8. The strengths and weaknesses of lecturing – October 29, 2015
9. What are the types of academic publications? – December 5, 2016
10. The role and purpose of a research agenda – September 25, 2017