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Against the Assessment Regime
Our approach to assessment not only distracts from good teaching—it can even distort educational goals, Patrick J. Casey argues.
‘Historians Should Be Everywhere’: Questions for the AHA’s Retiring Leader
Jim Grossman, exiting after 15 years as executive director of the American Historical Association, discusses his efforts to multiply historians’ routes to tenure, The 1619 Project’s impact on history debates and why policymakers need historians.
Academic Success Tip: Kick-Starting Conversations Around Course Completion
Administrators at IU Indianapolis created a facilitation guide to assist in conversations with faculty members about improving course completion rates. The guide will be implemented in several departments starting this term.
How Will AI Influence Higher Ed in 2025?
No one knows for sure, but Inside Higher Ed asked seven experts for their predictions.
Data-Based Decisions: Creating a Less Stressful Final Exam Schedule
A new tool at Bucknell University helps the registrar’s office develop an exam timetable that both accommodates faculty and reduces inconvenient timing for students.
The AI-Generated Textbook That’s Making Academics Nervous
The UCLA literature professor who developed the textbook says it will save students money and allow her to be the teacher she’s always wanted to be. Others aren’t so sure.
Survey: Students Value Instructional Clarity, Active Learning
A recent report from the Association of College and University Educators and the Lumina Foundation found students evaluated their courses based on four primary factors.
Grade Inflation: An Ahistorical Narrative
The narrative around grade inflation would benefit from some historical perspective, write Christopher J. Richmann and Ryan T. Ramsey.