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Teaching About an Outbreak in Real Time
Kim Mix, a professor of biological sciences, describes the challenges of educating students about the coronavirus when the imbalance between rapid-fire news and vetted scientific information has created a dangerous infodemic.
Residential Liberal Arts Faculty and the Dissonance of Moving Online
They now face the challenge of teaching via modes and methods that they have largely spurned, Douglas A. Hicks writes.
Reviving the Original Purpose of Pass-Fail
We should use this moment to recapture some of the initial spirit of the option, argues Jonathan Zimmerman.
Equity Audits Should Be Commonplace
Higher education has a tool to identify and address issues of inequality, writes Annika Olson, and more colleges and universities should use it.
How Colleges Can Better Help Faculty During the Pandemic
We need support to manage this transition, writes Vicki L. Baker, who offers institutions some suggestions for how to begin.
The Networked University in a Pandemic -- and Beyond
One way institutions can get through these trying times -- and better prepare themselves for the future -- is by much greater collaboration with their peers, Jeff Selingo and Martin Kurzweil argue.
Leadership and Community in Tumultuous Times
Susan Resneck Pierce advises presidents and boards on how they should respond to the myriad challenges and dislocations caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
In a Pandemic, Everyone Gets an Asterisk
Rethinking how we assess, test and grade our students gives not only them but also instructors needed flexibility during an impossible time, Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis write.