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Pandemic in Print
Scott McLemee highlights the considerable number of current and forthcoming books flagged as pertinent to COVID-19 and its impact, or to pandemics more broadly.
Faculty Pandemic Stress Is Now Chronic
COVID-19-related changes to teaching and dealing with students' mental health continue to weigh on professors, with implications for their own mental health.
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Curtains Up on Campuses
Broadway may be closed, but performing and other arts are thriving at some colleges, writes Margot Singer, who describes why and how institutions should double down on that.
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From the Inside Out: Reflecting on a Dual Lens
Janet Wood Varner, a veteran K-12 teacher who's now become a full-time college instructor, describes what educators from both worlds can learn from each other.
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'Dear Professor': On Anti-Blackness and Learning
A group of non-Black scholars, Learning Scientists for Racial Justice, invites other professors to work together to strengthen teaching and take concrete actions in support of Black lives.
Dying on the Tweet
University of Miami law professor says he's being fired for his controversial views. Some colleagues have spoken out against him, but some worry about making him a martyr.
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Shelf Life
Scott McLemee reviews Bookishness: Loving Books in a Digital Age by Jessica Pressman.
Are Students Happier With Virtual Learning This Fall? A Little
Survey finds undergrads feel modestly more engaged -- especially when they think their professors have made an effort -- and are somewhat likelier to continue their educations.