Teaching

For a graduate student, the thought of mentoring undergraduates in research projects can evoke panic, but Phillipe Wernette found many advantages in a team-based approach.

Savannah State professors object to a new, unwritten policy judging their teaching effectiveness by how many D or F grades they give.

National Academies report urges program data transparency and a focus on core competencies.

Academe sees a new wave of faculty-student dating bans in the era of Me Too.

Most institutions say they value teaching. But how they assess it tells a different story. University of Southern California has stopped using student evaluations of teaching in promotion decisions in favor of peer-review model. Oregon seeks to end quantitative evaluations of teaching for holistic model.

Do the students know what they’re supposed to be doing in their tutoring sessions? Or after? And how can we best guide them? Rachel Wagner explores some answers.

A student's protest of an acting professor's comments about her "short shorts" sparks conversations about dress codes -- and whether it's ever OK for faculty members to comment on students' attire.