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For New Grant, Ed Dept. Favors Colleges With ‘Civic’ Schools
The federal government is funding educational seminars about the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. Applying institutions get a leg up if they have what are often criticized as conservative centers.
What to a Political Science Teacher Is July 4?
A course on the contested meanings of the Declaration of Independence has never been more relevant—or more politically precarious, Jeffrey C. Isaac writes.
Plugging the Gap: How One College Is Reducing Course Failures
Through course redesign, embedded TAs and a culture of experimentation, the University of the Pacific is seeing returns on first-year attrition.
A Multiday In-Class Essay for the ChatGPT Era
John Robison explains how, using Lockdown Browser, he tried to replicate key elements of the traditional take-home humanities essay in a new assignment.
Democracy Lives in Our Daily Habits
Nurturing humility and listening skills in our classrooms and campus interactions can be a powerful tool for strengthening democracy, Sarah Stitzlein writes.
How Faculty Stall the Transfer Process
A new report from MDRC finds that faculty members hold negative perceptions of transfer student readiness for upper-level courses, which can impede degree completion.
From TA to Lecturer
Marcus Lau suggests three questions to ask for a successful transition into a first lecturer role.
Harnessing the Haters
Do your students think you’re a neo-Marxist feminist indoctrinator? Elisha Lim suggests some assignments intended to pull politically disaffected students back in.