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Thinking Together
One Key to Student Success? Socializing in Class.
It’s one of the rare places where people who might have little in common are asked to learn together, and from one another. -
The Review | Essay
Is STEM Education Broken?
A new book argues that graduates aren’t staying in tech jobs. That’s not the real problem. -
Advice
Why Are We So Squeamish About Teaching ‘Skills’?
Professors have always preferred to teach content over skills. But shifting that focus might just revive our graduate programs. -
Free Speech and Controversy
How a Heated Q&A on Israel and Hamas Led to a Department Chair’s Resignation
The dean asked that no events be scheduled without prior approval from the college, a request the chair called a “transparent” attempt to “quash discussion if it might lead to criticism.” -
Faculty Workplace
Adjunct Professors Face a ‘Constant Struggle to Not Give Up,’ Report Says
A survey of faculty members off the tenure track, the third in a series from the American Federation of Teachers, paints a familiar picture of their workplace challenges. -
Grade Debate
A Spat Over Teaching Evaluations Roils a Department
Economics professors at James Madison University say they were reprimanded for giving too many low grades. -
Burnout Warning
Professors Struggle With Demands to Tend to Students’ Mental Health
It’s not that they don’t care, but many feel ill-equipped and stretched too thin. -
The Future of Teaching
The Promise of Online Teaching Is Evident. Are Colleges Ready?
Pandemic necessity cleared the way for sweeping change in the classroom, but the faculty and students are still working out the details. -
Student Success: the New Year Ahead
ON DEMAND: As colleges try to improve post-pandemic student retention and graduation rates, join us to discuss what students need on campus. With Support From University of South Florida. Watch on demand. -
The Review | Conversation
Why Is Gettysburg College Giving Up on ‘The Gettysburg Review’?
The literary magazine put the college on the cultural map. Now its institutional home is shutting it down.