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Failing to Improve Critical Thinking
The problem flows directly from the structure of the current college experience, writes Ben Paris.
Contronym and Controversy
It's doubtful that sanctuary proposals for immigrant students will provide actual sanctuary or create any genuine change, argues Michael A. Olivas, who calls on campuses to take much more meaningful actions.
Teaching in a Time of Trump
The distress that students now feel over the election of Trump runs deeper than fear of what the administration plans to do, argues Mark Bauerlein. It signifies the fall of the diversity-sensitive propriety that has guided much of their lives.
Remembering SEK
The death of Scott Eric Kaufman -- an American critic and leading first-generation, graduate student blogger -- drives home the sense that this has been an especially cruel year, writes Scott McLemee.
Building a Diverse STEM Workforce
Colleges must put the right diversity practices in place to encourage students to pursue important fields like STEM and the biomedical sciences, write Jennifer C. Danek and Marc Nivet.
Stemming STEM Dropouts
Traditional textbooks and teaching resources in these vital fields are simply not as effective as we need them to be, argues Smita Bakshi.
Why Assessment Is a Waste of Time
Among other things, assessors routinely ignore standard design principles and practices that are considered essential in most valid research.
Academic Humblebrags
David Galef demonstrates, with a wink, how to perfect the modest utterance that’s actually a boast.
Pagination
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