David Glenn
Senior Writer (former)
The Chronicle of Higher Education
David Glenn joined The Chronicle of Higher Education in 2002. His work explored how faculty members are trained, encouraged, and evaluated as teachers; how college courses and curricula are developed; and the institutional incentives that sometimes discourage faculty members from investing their energy in teaching.
Before arriving at The Chronicle, Glenn was an editor at Dissent magazine and a freelance writer in New York, Milwaukee, and Northern California. His writing has appeared in the Columbia Journalism Review, Lingua Franca, The Nation, and The New York Times Book Review.
Glenn earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Oberlin College.
Stories by this Author
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ResearchGene Scientists’ Quest for Cadaver Tissue Faces Ethical Hurdles
An NIH-backed project to collect samples from people who have suddenly died is confronting questions about whether the grieving next of kin know what they are agreeing to. -
Research
Student-Led Project Banks on Promise of Fecal Transplants
Hoping to help doctors and patients, three graduate students have founded the first stool repository. -
News
A Dean Brings the Humanities Into Business Education
Bentley University, a business-oriented institution in Massachusetts, integrates the liberal arts into its curriculum. -
The Chronicle Review
Did Her Hormones Make Her Do It?
Researchers tread carefully in the fascinating field of how molecules affect our mores. -
Wired Campus
An E-Mail Experiment Helps a Duke Economist Ponder His Students’ Cheating Hearts
Students were encouraged in a message to click on a link that could give them an unfair advantage on the final exam. Many did. -
The Ticker
Accused of Plagiarism, Education Professor Leaves Cal Poly Pomona
An assistant professor of teacher education at California State Polytechnic University’s Pomona campus has left the university after a plagiarism investigation, Retraction Watch reported. In June, The International Journal of Whole Schooling retracted a 2007 paper by Cal Poly Pomona’s Thienhuong N.… -
Technology
Rogue Downloader’s Arrest Could Mark Crossroads for Open-Access Movement
To charge, or not to charge: That is the question Aaron Swartz, accused of abusing MIT’s computer network, has brought to the forefront of debate in scholarly publishing. -
News
As Accreditors in Particular Disciplines Multiply, So Do Questions About Their Roles
Educators disagree about what responsibilities such auditors have to the public. -
News
Most Student-Teaching Experiences Are Weak, Report Says
Only a small fraction of teacher-preparation programs do an adequate job of overseeing student-teaching field experiences, the National Council on Teacher Quality found. -
News
Learning Assessment at Community Colleges Is Growing but Fragile, Report Says
Institutions are investing more energy in measuring students’ skills, but faculty members are less than enthusiastic.
