Kevin Gannon is a professor of history at Queens University of Charlotte, and director of its Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence. Find him on Bluesky: @TheTattooedProf.bsky.social.
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Four ways to approach what may be yet another “unprecedented” year in higher education.
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Some of the most vulnerable employees at institutions are being hung out to dry.
New Semester
There’s never a bad time to re-examine and rethink how to write your syllabus. This guide walks you through everything you need to know, with specific tips and strategies, to craft an effective syllabus.
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What to consider in drafting your own course guidelines on students’ use of tools like ChatGPT.
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What’s the point of pursuing “solutions” that exacerbate student disengagement, the very problem they are supposed to solve?
Advice
Too often the demand for novel solutions to higher education’s woes disregards existing work and those doing it.
Advice
Having experienced a more humane approach to work, why go back to the way things were before?
Advice
In our post-Covid personnel landscape, one-size-fits-all tenure and promotion policies are destined to fall short.
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Armed with a can-do spirit, faculty members leaped into hybrid teaching this fall. The results have been decidedly mixed.
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How new faculty hires can prepare for an uncertain first semester on the job, and how department chairs can help.