Beth McMurtrie is a senior writer for The Chronicle of Higher Education, where she writes about the future of learning and technology’s influence on teaching. In addition to her reported stories, she helps write the weekly Teaching newsletter about what works in and around the classroom. She has been with The Chronicle since 1999 and has written about many facets of higher education, including campus culture (diversity, free speech, fraternities, and binge drinking), scholars’ influence on public policy, and the challenges facing religious colleges. She has been a finalist in (2015) and a winner of (2009) the Education Writers Association’s National Awards for Education Reporting. She is the author of The Future of Learning: How Colleges Can Transform the Educational Experience (2018), and also spent eight years as The Chronicle’s international editor.
McMurtrie holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Wellesley College and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.
Email her at beth.mcmurtrie@chronicle.com, and follow her on Twitter @bethmcmurtrie.
Stories by this Author
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Technology
How ChatGPT Could Help or Hurt Students With Disabilities
Teaching experts urge professors and administrators to consider how artificial-intelligence tools can help students learn and succeed. -
Teaching
Are Professors Ready for AI?
A case study and a real-life controversy highlight how fraught the field is becoming. -
Learning That Connects
Students Are Disoriented by Gen Ed. So Colleges Are Trying to Fix It.
It’s a tall order, but it’s crucial. -
Teaching
Looking for Feedback? Ask Students to Annotate the Syllabus.
Professors share their strategies for getting more-meaningful course evaluations from students. -
Teaching
Do Mental-Health Breaks Help Students? Readers Weigh In.
Instructors and others discuss how colleges can best respond to student anxiety in the classroom. -
Teaching
How to Personalize Data Projects in a Large Class
An experiment shows how to overcome the challenges of creating collaborative projects and giving individual feedback. -
Teaching
What You Can Learn From Students About ChatGPT
As AI tools enter the mainstream, academics are involving undergraduates in research and policymaking. -
Teaching
What You Need to Know About ChatGPT
Academics in a recent Chronicle forum discussed how AI will shape teaching. -
Tech and Teaching
ChatGPT Is Already Upending Campus Practices. Colleges Are Rushing to Respond.
Skeptics and fans alike wrestle with the practical and ethical questions such tools present. -
Teaching
Is Student Engagement on the Rebound?
The latest national survey data offers optimism and some cautions.