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What Data Tell Us About Landing a Faculty Job
Surveying recent applicants has provided insights into five key factors for success, writes Chris Smith.
An Equity-Based Defense of Legacy Admissions
At Grinnell College, we don’t have a legacy admission program—but it might be easier to fund our $50 million-plus annual aid budget if we did, Joe Bagnoli writes.
Too Heavy to Go It Alone
William Cunion describes what guidance from his fitness coach has reminded him about the importance of feedback in teaching.
Alone, Together
Scott McLemee reflects on Daniel Schreiber’s Alone: Reflections on Solitary Living.
Stuck in Your Writing?
Cultivate readers for your work and build a network of them to draw upon throughout your writing process, advises Jennifer Ahern-Dodson.
Ensuring Aid Access for Foster Care Youth
Universal FAFSA requirements, data-sharing agreements and targeted scholarship programs are all policies that eliminate barriers to aid for students with foster care backgrounds, Mauriell H. Amechi writes.
Embracing Constructive Dialogue and Oral Assessments in the Age of AI
Since AI is here to stay, instructors should consider using new approaches to assessing student knowledge, write Graham Clay and Cambriae W. Lee. They offer ideas for preparing dialogue-based activities and assessments, including how they can be enhanced with AI.