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Updating oral exams for the virtual classroom helps students improve their communication, conquer anxiety, solve problems quickly and think creatively, writes Della Dumbaugh.

What or why to teach are more important considerations than how to teach if we are to offer an education that truly matters at this distinct historical juncture, writes Andrew Kaufman.

In fact, the opposite should be happening, argues Vicki L. Baker, who details four key ways such funds can benefit not only faculty but also their institutions during these difficult days.

The pandemic has amplified pre-existing inequities among faculty members, creating distinct challenges for differently situated ones, write Ethel L. Mickey, Dessie Clark and Joya Misra.

Academics should continue mobilizing against the pervasive racist, anti-Black and patriarchal doctrines that permeate American society, writes Davíd G. Martínez.

Kindness will be a game changer as health, productivity and collegiality hang in the balance on campuses this fall, writes Maria Shine Stewart, who offers suggestions for how to cultivate it.

Professors, think again before having students simply make rules on the first day of class, and instead create ways to truly engage them, Andrew Joseph Pegoda urges.

Mallory Smith, Laura Pineault, Marcus Dickson and Krystal Tosch give advice on why and how to make online teaching accessible, even during a pandemic.