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Opinion
Prepare to Move Online (in a Hurry)
Disaster and continuity planning for coronavirus now will prepare your campus for possible closure in the case of a local outbreak, Nathan Greeno writes.
When Is a Learning Community Not a Learning Community?
A leading educator asserts that some colleges use the “high-impact” educational practices in name only -- and a group of learning community advocates largely agrees. What's their plan?
Opinion
Ensuring Instructional Continuity in a Potential Pandemic
Could your campus continue to educate its students if a health crisis forced you to shut down for weeks? Shawn M. Krahmer, Ginette McManus and Rajneesh Sharma explain the steps they've taken.
Students, Professors and Politics
Some students do feel political pressure from their professors, but few change their views.
Opinion
It’s Time to Get Serious About Teaching Critical Thinking
We in academe must do more to ensure today’s students become tomorrow’s skilled thinkers. Fortunately, we are in a position to do so without having to overturn the current higher education system or break the bank, writes Jonathan Haber.
Demanding a Provost's Resignation
University of Oklahoma students want change -- in the form of a new provost -- following several racist incidents on campus.
Even ‘Valid’ Student Evaluations Are ‘Unfair'
New study says student evaluations of teaching are still deeply flawed measures of teaching effectiveness, even when we assume they are unbiased and reliable.
Is Students' Early Career Success Their Professors' Problem?
A new paper asserts the faculty's obligation to embrace "career-relevant instruction." What exactly does that mean, for professors and students?