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5 Lessons Learned From Diverse Student Panels
We held panels with students who hold marginalized identities to ask how faculty and administrators can better support them, Matthew R. Johnson, Jennifer Evanuik and Xantha Karp write.
How Encyclopedias Are, and Are Not, Like Colleges and Universities
A conversation with Bill Bowe, former Encyclopaedia Britannica executive.
Distractibility
Why our minds wander and what instructors should do about this.
Confessions of a Conference Chair
Overseeing a meeting with thousands of people is a daunting task, writes Sheldon H. Jacobson, who shares some lessons he learned along the way.
The Prejudicial Logic of Productivity
Discrimination against disabled faculty members is often dismissed because it’s linked to the academy’s deeply entrenched values around productivity, Sandy Sufian writes.
The Benefits of Finding Flow
Even anxious, frazzled academics like myself who are struggling for some semblance of work-life balance can find it helpful in grading, teaching and writing, writes Nicole Bauer.
Legacy Admissions Is Still Under Attack
While few colleges have moved in recent years, student groups have taken up the issue, writes Christoph Baker.