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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.
Taking the Cotton Candy Out of Your Learning Objectives
Rethinking your learning outcomes to build them around transferable skills is the first step toward better, more nutritious course design.
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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A Practical, Scalable Template for Oral Exams
Yes, it can be done, even in classes with dozens of students.
What to Read if You Want to Write Better
If you aren’t reading, you have no business writing.
Looking Good on Paper Won’t Cut It in Job Searches Anymore
If it ever did. Graduate students and postdocs should lean into their human skills in order to achieve their long-term career goals.
Leading From the Middle
The human-centered work of department chairs is critically important—and exactly the kind of work our culture does not tend to value.