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How to Teach Hard Topics: What Students Say

Students want opportunities to learn—and process—difficult course content. They also need reason for hope.

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Opinion

Treat Your Students Like Scientists

Fixing the leaky pipeline depends on it.

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The Case for Uncertainty in Higher Ed

In a higher ed system that focuses on measurable outcomes and mastery, learning to dwell in doubt still matters.

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Would You Prefer Rocks Over Higher Education?

Are you dumber than a rock? Why the arts, humanities and social sciences are the bedrock of society and why you couldn’t live without them.

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What if We Accidentally Outsource the Real Work to AI?

We must be mindful of the ways automation alters our habits of mind.

A museum staff member looks at a copy of the "Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America" displayed during a preview of the "Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation" exhibition at the Museum of Miami on June 18, 2026. The museum is one of eight venues selected to host the National Archives traveling exhibition marking the 250th anniversary of the United States, from June 20 to July 5, 2026.

Colleges Reflect on 250 Years of American History, Warts and All

Higher education institutions are commemorating the nation’s founding by providing a forum for grappling with the uncomfortable and nuanced aspects of the American past.

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Cancer Took My Parents—and Showed Me How to Teach

Grief transformed my classroom into a space where students learn professional skills by serving organizations that fight the disease that devastated my family.

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Texas Law Dean Pushes Socratic Teaching Amid Rise of AI

The dean of the University of Texas at Austin School of Law has called on faculty to rethink their teaching...