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Opinion

The Uncertain Future of Class Discussions

As instructors, we are still examining how student engagement, which plummeted after the pandemic, remains in question even today, writes Douglas L. Howard.

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The Trouble With Strategy

Given all the changes wrought by technology and the pandemic, a college leader needs to rethink strategic planning to ensure their institution thrives in the future, writes Peter Eckel.

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How Not to Sound Like a Robot

Katie Homar advises how to craft effective emails during your job search that don’t seem so formulaic that ChatGPT could have written them.

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Dear White Faculty, We Must Do Better

How did you support Black faculty’s flourishing today, Jenn Stroud Rossmann asks, given the prevalence of bias, invisible labor and other challenges that they regularly confront?

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A Not-So-Silent Crisis

Too often motherhood seems incompatible with academe, and colleges should actually do something about it, writes Irina Popescu.

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Why Faculty Members Should Be Expert Tour Guides

Students don’t have the time to explore the enormous amount of information bombarding them and achieve the learning outcomes they need, writes Susan Hibbard.

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Revitalizing Writing Retreats

Having experimented with different participant configurations, approaches and settings, Aubrey Westfall and Dana M. Polanichka share how to organize the most effective and enjoyable community experiences.

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Enduring Skills and the Future of Work

No one succeeds alone, writes Chris Smith, so graduate students should focus on building human skills in order to advance in their careers.