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Scholars Renew Calls for U.S. to Fund Research on Gun Violence

Mass shooting in Las Vegas is latest incident to raise question of why federal agencies avoid studies that might illuminate policy.

‘PreparedU’

Bentley University president discusses her new book on preparing students for success.
Opinion

Coming to campus to teach online

Just because professors who teach online don't have to be physically on campus doesn't mean they shouldn't be, writes Penelope Adams Moon.
Opinion

Capturing Students’ Attention in Lectures

Christine Harrington and Todd Zakrajsek share successful strategies that often take only a few minutes of class time.
Opinion

Let’s Get Up Off Our Knees and Talk

Faculty members who teach both undergraduate and graduate students must go beyond symbolic protests and find a better way to grapple with complex social issues, writes Leslie P. Henderson.

Nyet to Russian

Hopkins eliminates major. Faculty members say Russia’s growing role in the world makes this a terrible time to do so.

A ‘New Normal’ in STEM Teaching?

AAU wanted to improve science education beyond an instructor-by-instructor basis. Five years on, a major initiative piloted on eight campuses seems to be working.
Opinion

Want to Enhance Humanities Career Outcomes? Engage the Faculty

The job of preparing students for the workplace can’t be left to career services offices alone. Professors are key, Emily J. Levine and Nicole Hall argue.