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7 Ways to Teach Civil Discourse to Students
I’ve discovered that there are ways teachers and others who work with young people can show them how to deal effectively and respectfully with controversial topics – as well as what controversial topics to take up. Though the list of seven…
If You Move Office Hours Online, Will Students Drop In?
What happens in the office hour is the same virtually as it is for students who show up in person: Students ask questions about particular problems or topics, and the professor works through them as if he were in front of the class.…
I Acted Like a Complete Jerk to my Students Just to Prove a Point
I belittled one student by criticizing him in front of others. I favored another student by telling other students they should be more like her. I responded impatiently to questions. I told one student his contribution to class was…
In Ontario, Bill 148 Guarantees the Province’s Part-Time Faculty Equal Pay
Ontario passed Bill 148 — the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act — in November 2017. The labor legislation includes a range of changes such as an increased minimum wage and expanded personal emergency leave. It also aims to ensure pay…
Why Online Learning Isn’t as Inclusive as You May Think
Closer inspection reveals a different reality in online classes, one where student-to-student, faculty-to-student and faculty-to-institution interactions are limited.This article is only available to subscribers. If you're a subscriber, log…
Book Review: “Sexism Ed”
Readers of Sexism Ed, published two decades later, may feel that there’s been little to no progress since the 1990s regarding gender equity, diversity, and inclusion. However, while Baker’s book provides a good overview of today’s problems,…
Book Review: “Squeezed: Why Our Families Can’t Afford America”
In “Squeezed: Why Our Families Can’t Afford America,” Alissa Quart lucidly recounts these and other wrenching stories of economic hardship, while meticulously deconstructing some of the prevailing myths about middle-class life in the United…
Illinois Contingent Faculty File Complaint After Hundreds Are Barred From Leadership Vote
Is the Illinois Education Association proving that the recent Supreme Court Janus decision was right? Crooked union elections may go uncorrected.
UM Lecturers Bargain New Contract That Hikes Salaries By Over 50 Percent
“Transformative Agreement” delivers pay raises on all campuses and improvements
in health care and job security.
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Supreme Court Overturns 40-year-old Precedent: Adjuncts No Longer Required to Pay Agency Fees to…
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday in Janus v. AFSCME that nonunion workers cannot be forced to pay fees to public sector unions.This article is only available to subscribers. If you're a subscriber, log in. To subscribe, choose the…