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For New Grant, Ed Dept. Favors Colleges With ‘Civic’ Schools
The federal government is funding educational seminars about the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. Applying institutions get a leg up if they have what are often criticized as conservative centers.
AI, Irreality and the Liberal Educational Project
Jacob Riyeff asks how higher education can achieve its aim of scrutinizing reality when students don’t even seem to recognize the irreality of AI outputs.
Plugging the Gap: How One College Is Reducing Course Failures
Through course redesign, embedded TAs and a culture of experimentation, the University of the Pacific is seeing returns on first-year attrition.
What to a Political Science Teacher Is July 4?
A course on the contested meanings of the Declaration of Independence has never been more relevant—or more politically precarious, Jeffrey C. Isaac writes.
Democracy Lives in Our Daily Habits
Nurturing humility and listening skills in our classrooms and campus interactions can be a powerful tool for strengthening democracy, Sarah Stitzlein writes.
A Multiday In-Class Essay for the ChatGPT Era
John Robison explains how, using Lockdown Browser, he tried to replicate key elements of the traditional take-home humanities essay in a new assignment.
How Faculty Stall the Transfer Process
A new report from MDRC finds that faculty members hold negative perceptions of transfer student readiness for upper-level courses, which can impede degree completion.
From TA to Lecturer
Marcus Lau suggests three questions to ask for a successful transition into a first lecturer role.