Yes, the joyful season has arrived: Faculty are wrapping up their classes, giving final exams, and posting course grades. They will then exhale and try to shed the tension calculating
Over the past three decades, the faculty in US higher education have undergone a structural shift. Where full-time, tenure-line faculty once constituted the majority of college instructors, today non-tenure-track or
Students and parents increasingly press colleges and universities to demonstrate that multidisciplinary education provides employable skills that result in meaningful careers. They want to know that broad-based curricula will facilitate
I recently found myself in a large meeting with a room full of leaders in higher education: college presidencies, deans, and other managers and leaders from public colleges. There was
Evidence-based, student-centered teaching has a profound impact on student outcomes, including enhanced learning, persistence, degree attainment, employment, and earnings (National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine [NASEM], 2025). Although the
Change leadership within academic departments and colleges presents challenges distinct from broader institutional transformation. Academic units operate with specialized governance structures, professional identities, and decision-making processes that require tailored change
In the current climate of disruption and uncertainty on our campuses and in the US, we need some joy. We need to remember the excitement and wonder that our students
Faculty and administrators are often called upon to make difficult adjudicative decisions—determining whether a student violated the code of conduct or whether a faculty member’s conduct warrants disciplinary action. In
Internships are a vital component of student learning, serving as a bridge between the theoretical knowledge gained in the classroom and the practical skills required in the workforce. As Radigan
It started with a simple question: “How do we evaluate and document teaching?” What followed was not just an adaptation of a framework and evaluation tool but our own professional
