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By Patricia Emison May 15, 2015
Patricia Emison, an art historian at the University of New Hampshire, outlines her expectations of her students … and herself.
By James L. Doti May 13, 2015
A close examination of the rise in tuition discounting proves that, contrary to claims, higher education is getting more affordable, not less, says James L. Doti.
By David J. McCowin May 12, 2015
David J. McCowin, a devoted teacher, wants his students to know about the working conditions that have finally pushed him out of the classroom.
By Teri W. Odom May 7, 2015
Recent news about an open-access scientific journal that appeared to reject a paper by two women partly for sexist reasons highlights why editors and reviewers need to be held more accountable, writes Teri W. Odom.
By David M. Perry May 6, 2015
A recent New York Times essay that criticizes conferences doesn’t match the experiences of David M. Perry, who says most events re-energize him as a scholar and remind him why he got into academe.
By Travis W. Proctor April 27, 2015
Travis W. Proctor, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, offers suggestions on bringing more financial and institutional security to grad students.
By Peter T. Mitchell April 20, 2015
Small rural colleges should play to their strengths and recruit students who would flourish in an academically rigorous environment, says Peter T. Mitchell.
By Thomas Fisher April 15, 2015
Colleges and universities do not have too few classrooms, says Thomas Fisher. They have too few spaces that they call classrooms.
By Erick Sierra April 9, 2015
Erick Sierra reflects on teaching literature and linking it to what students find viscerally and deeply important.
By Steven Ward April 6, 2015
Steven Ward offers tips on identifying the predatory, the hapless, and the annoying in the ecosystem of higher-ed reform.
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