by Richard Leon Linfield I taught basic English writing at two community colleges in New Mexico before I retired in 2019. My students tended to be motivated;…
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Academics have acclaimed the Netflix series. But how many have noticed the absence of non-tenure-track faculty, asks Tian An Wong by Tian An Wong The Netflix series The…
by Dilani Gedera, Ashwini Datt, Cheryl Brown and Dianne Forbes As any university student, lecturer or tutor can attest, the pandemic has turned learning and teaching upside…
by Jennifer S Simpson, Sulaimon Giwa and Verna St Denis Over the last year, public events have drawn attention to the persistent reality of systemic racism and colonialism across North America.…
by Kate Whalen COVID-19 catapulted our society on a mass scale into the online environment, and often we weren’t prepared. Many of us were forced to equip ourselves…
by KC Kulver How hard should it be to earn a college degree? When the book “Academically Adrift” appeared in 2011, it generated widespread concern that college was not…
Using a diary after each lesson helped students consolidate what they had learned in class and reflect on the new language connections they had made. by Argyro…
by Adam Clulow Imagine you’re a young samurai in Japan in 1701. You have to make a difficult choice between an impoverished life in exile, or the…
Editor: Wondering about the difference between pay equity and pay parity? Read “Parity” versus “Equity”: Why You Should Know the Diff, Bro. by Keith Hoeller Congratulations on…
by Eugene Volokh Over the years, many successful lawyers have asked me how they might get an adjunct teaching job—a part-time job teaching one specialty class in…