Teaching

A program on civic virtue at UNC-Chapel Hill is raising concerns about secrecy and funding.

Sociologists and more than a dozen other professional groups take a stand against using student evaluations of teaching as a primary measure of teaching effectiveness.

Jo Guldi learns a lesson from students who embrace the challenge of high academic standards.

A study says smooth-talking professors can lull students into thinking they've learned more than they actually have -- potentially at the expense of active learning.

Marybeth Gasman required students at her Penn research center to sign blanket nondisclosure agreements. Experts say that's unheard-of in academe and leaves students vulnerable to abuse.

Many professors say that teaching students how to email them properly is a necessary gift that keeps on giving.