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Opinion

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.

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Opinion

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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Opinion

A Practical, Scalable Template for Oral Exams

Yes, it can be done, even in classes with dozens of students.

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Opinion

What to Read if You Want to Write Better

If you aren’t reading, you have no business writing.

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Opinion

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.

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Opinion

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.

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Opinion

10 Lessons From an Office of Public Scholarship, 3 Years In

How can institutions better support scholars wanting to do public-facing work?