Academe Today Thursday, September 13, 2018 Sign up for this newsletter | Improve Your Classroom By Kevin Gannon There’s never a bad time to re-examine and rethink your syllabus. This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to craft an effective one. | Sign up to get our new Quick Tip newsletter: Twice a week, weâll send you fast advice to help you thrive. Itâs free to receive, and youâll get a mix of small suggestions for how to succeed in your job and your academic life. |
Faculty members face a perpetual trade-off in teaching between their responsibilities to their students and their need not to work 24/7. Effective pedagogy is essential, but so are strategies to make it manageable. This guide will help you make sure the time you invest in teaching pays off. |
Todayâs News Leadership By Eric Kelderman During Judy L. Genshaft’s 18 years at the university’s helm, both it and American higher education have changed drastically. | Storm Watch By Cailin Crowe Colleges on the North Carolina coast are also shifting airplanes and research equipment further inland, in preparation for Hurricane Florence. |
Special Reports By Ben Myers and Erica Lusk As the climate changes and seas swell, here’s how four universities — urban and rural, from Virginia to California — struggle to become more resilient in the face of an unprecedented crisis. |
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Views Commentary By Richard Chait When attention turns to football and men’s basketball, governing boards often shift from sensible stewards to passionate fans. |
Lingua Franca Ben Yagodaâs examination of that Britishism â and saltier expressions â leads him down one rabbit hole and then another. |
Paid for and Created by Pepperdine University Advancing Leadership Development Pepperdine offers five new Master of Science degrees to keep students relevant as tech evolves. |
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