Teaching

Jeff Vande Zande learned firsthand how the phrase can be the kiss of death to innovation, change and growth -- and then experienced the results of a very different approach.

By Jeff Vande Zande

But plan could still go forward.

While most believe the contrary, some people understand that plagiarism is not necessarily deceitful or deserving censure, writes Jennifer A. Mott-Smith.

By Jennifer A. Mott-Smith

W. Russell Neuman explores the impact of undergraduate foreign language requirements and finds that they seem to have little to no meaningful effect on students’ proficiency.

By W. Russell Neuman

Deb S. Reisinger makes the case that intercultural perspectives can and should inform the teaching of academic content in many disciplines, making language study not only relevant but even indispensable.

By Deb S. Reisinger

The classrooms that we as professors have tried to create -- spaces where inequities are voiced and the status quo challenged -- are becoming reality, writes Lynn Cockett. The problem is we now represent that status quo.

By Lynn Cockett

The university brings its active-learning initiative to regional campuses, seeking to boost student engagement.

Why would we expect, ask John C. and Christine K. Cavanaugh, that students who have come of age surrounded by people who largely look and think as they do will be highly skilled at handling disagreeable situations?

By John C. and Christine K. Cavanaugh