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An ongoing labor dispute between teachers and the government in my province of British Colombia came to a head last week with a teacher strike. Although teachers were only out of the classroom for three days (after giving a few days’ strike notice), parents were sent scrambling to juggle schedules, arrange for childcare, and keep their kids occupied.

On his way out of Blogtown, Oronte Churm launched a contest promising prizes. Steve Davenport has finished his judging.

What would it look like if, say, the Federal government were to decide to prioritize good college-level teaching at the same level that it supports university research?

I enjoyed Afshan Jafar’s piece a couple of weeks back about parallels between parenting and professing in the early years, and I imagine I’m not the only mid-career academic/parent of a teenager who was tempted to write the next chapter.

Good on Sam Sommers, Tufts University psychology professor and blogger for the Huffington Post and Psychology Today.

My earlier statement that campuses focus more effort on recycling than reduction and reuse combined doesn't mean that no campuses do anything to reduce or reuse.

Udemy has asked UD to be part of the second cohort of professors chosen for its Faculty Project . Udemy...

A reader asks about moving from a faculty slot to a position in retention and student services.