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2 TAs Provided Students Mental Health Resources on Gaza. They’re Not TAs Anymore
University of Texas at Austin faculty members and students are protesting the removal of two teaching assistants who sent students a pro-Palestinian statement.
Columbia Chicago, Long-Striking Faculty Have Tentative Deal
War in Gaza Fuels Faculty Free Speech Battles
Advocates for campus free expression and academic freedom say they’ve seen increased reports of squelched speech since Oct. 7—often following social media campaigns and political pressure.
Nonconformists Embrace Play as a Tool for Teaching and Learning
Lisa Forbes was fed up with expectations that professors should take a rigid approach to teaching. She co-founded Professors at Play, which connects faculty interested in playful pedagogy.
Columbia Chicago Faculty Strike Hits One-Month Mark
The uncommonly long walkout by part-time instructors at the arts-focused institution is roiling not just them but students and their full-time peers.
Foreign Language Enrollment Sees Steepest Decline on Record
The MLA’s new census shows plummeting class head counts far outstripped the general student enrollment decrease. Korean continued its rise, while Western European languages further shrank.
Teaching Conflict, Not Violence
In teaching about the Middle East, a framework from the French psychologist Charles Rojzman can help engage students in conversations characterized by conflict, not violence, Pamela E. Barnett writes.