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What Students Really Think
A new book by undergraduates at Michigan State offers teaching advice based on thousands of comments from students starting with the prompt, 'To my professor...'
England Seeks to Measure Learning
More than 70 institutions are testing different measures of student learning amid new government effort to evaluate universities on teaching quality.
History Enrollments Drop
From 2012-13 to 2014-15, undergraduate enrollments fell by 7.6 percent, survey finds.
Not on the Syllabus
Political science professors discuss obligation to explore current controversies in class. But they need to be ready for the student who asks, "Can't we just nuke them all?"
Spoof of Drug Ad for Real Teaching Issue
Do your students suffer from the widespread syndrome of Fear of Meeting One-on-One With My Professor? Arizona State has a cure, pending FDA approval.
Opinion
Free Speech? Now, That’s Offensive!
A significant -- and vocal -- contingent of students increasingly regards free speech as nothing more than a weapon of the rich, the powerful and the privileged, writes Jeffrey Aaron Snyder.
The Chicago Letter and Its Aftermath
The university's note to new students sets off national debate on safe spaces, trigger warnings and more. Presidents of Bowdoin and Yale, with different tone, urge engagement with uncomfortable ideas.
Opinion
The Next Equity Challenge?
The long-lasting unequal outcomes in higher education -- especially among Latino, black, Native American and underserved Asian-American students -- are evidence that we haven't made needed changes in the classroom, writes Estela Mara Bensimon.