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
To a professor for one half-century and historian of literacy, today’s incessant cavils that college students either “aren’t reading” or “can’t read” are reminiscent of the early 1960s’ repeated rediscoveries
Colleges and universities do many things to distinguish themselves with excellence, from chasing rankings to highlighting Fulbright research to touting their alumni. But one rarely used tool is to distinguish
Whether it thrills or scares us, AI is here, and it is probably here to stay. The education sector stands at the precipice of a significant AI-driven transformation. The vast
In dozens of discussions I’ve had about artificial intelligence this year, faculty members have offered variations of a single lament:
I wish someone would just tell us what we need
The recently released report of the Boyer 2030 Commission, The Equity/Excellence Imperative: A 2030 Blueprint for Undergraduate Education at U.S. Research Universities, explains that it is organized around what the
This fall, for the first time in a long time, I am teaching a class taken only by first-semester, first-year students. A required general education course that includes a lot
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: because of COVID-19, higher education has been changed forever. Or this one: this is our new normal. If you are like me,
Badges have become a hot topic in higher education over the past few years and are being used in a variety of different ways. Some use badges as an alternative
An international conversation around an increased focus on high-quality teaching at R1 institutions has been gaining momentum for several years. A recent shift in the conversation, focused on identifying fair
