Guidelines for Authors

PUBLICATION GUIDELINES (revised 10/2017)

1. Submissions of 500-1000 words engaging a challenging issue within, or impinging upon, higher education are welcome in any of the following formats:
   1. a short position paper
   2. a short TED-style video
   3. a debate wherein two authors articulate opposing viewpoints.
2. Submissions should address a values issue in a rich and complex way that enables readers to better articulate their own views.
3. Submissions should be framed in a way that fosters discussion and debate.
4. Submissions can acknowledge the political impact of a values issue, but they should not explicitly endorse the political views of any one political party or political candidate.

EDITORIAL PROCESS (revised 06/2016)

• Articles should be submitted via email, as an attachment in .doc or .pdf format, to forum@svhe.org.
• Submissions should be prepared for blind review.
• Submissions will be reviewed by two members of the editorial board.
• Notification of acceptance, revise and resubmit, or rejection will be sent via email within approximately 1 month of submission.
• An author will have 1 month to revise his/her submission.
• Accepted submissions will appear at the rate of 1 per month on the FORUM website.

POTENTIAL TOPICS:

• The economic and emotional complexities of the exploitation of the adjunct workforce.
• The place of the humanities on the campuses of newer academic institutions.
• The role of institutions of higher education in relation to the children of immigrants
• The place of faith-based student groups at institutions of higher education

 

Any questions about this publication can be addressed to Fiona Tolhurst at forum@svhe.org.