Philadelphia Community College Faculty and Staff Authorize a Strike

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Listen: Bridging Gen Ed Learning and Student Success

Helping students recognize and access support resources on campus can be challenge. Faculty members at the University of Louisville help connect oral communication course content with university services to promote assistance seeking.

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Teaching With AI: A Journey Through Grief

First there was denial, then anger, bargaining, depression and, finally, Kristi Girdharry writes, acceptance.

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Every American Has a Stake in Columbia’s Fate

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Teaching the Vietnam War to the Descendants of Those Who Lived It

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Credit Where Credit Is Due

David Galef explores the true motives of students asking for extra credit and the results of instructors giving it.

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How Can Deans Support Faculty Well-Being?

Support for faculty well-being should be an expectation of academic leadership, Richard Badenhausen writes.

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