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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.
Why We Decided to Protect Our President
Controversial decisions, late-night travel, explicit threats -- the president may have brushed them off, but as a governing board, we chose to look at them from a different perspective, writes Marsha Suggs Smith.
Cannabis and the Mission of Higher Education
Despite expanding legalization of recreational marijuana, regular cannabis use has the potential to adversely impact students’ personal happiness and productivity throughout college and for years to follow, says Jon Porter.
Fighting Campus Carry
Matthew Boedy, a professor who played an active role in the successful fight against legislation to allow guns on campuses in Georgia, shares the lessons he learned.
Brave New World
Scott McLemee delves into The Quantified Self by Deborah Lupton, a study of how digital self-tracking is insinuating itself into every nook and cranny of human experience.
The Language of “Privilege” Doesn’t Work
It can shut down conversations before they become meaningful, and it is not a particularly useful phrase to incite change in the minds or actions of others, argues Stephen J. Aguilar.
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