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Good Old Nostalgia
Scott McLemee reviews Tobias Becker’s Yesterday: A New History of Nostalgia.
Staged Assignments & Long-Ass Prompts
After years of trying to convince students it was in their best interest to start their research papers early, Zachary Nowak simply required them to.
3 Questions for Ph.D. Student Brittany Washington
A conversation with the author of a paper on contingent faculty.
10 Survival Tips for New Professors
Benjamin Pacini offers advice that can help you make your life as an instructor a little easier and, more important, benefit your students.
Unextreme Vetting
Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein are skeptical search firms will step up their diligence to root out research misconduct.
Reckoning With the Problem of Collective Evil
How to teach about historical injustices.
On Authenticity and Leadership in Academe
Being true to ourselves is a barometer of well-being, but what if aspects of our true selves are counterproductive for us or our institution? Jacob A. Brown, C. K. Gunsalus, Nicholas C. Burbules and Thomas Byrne offer some answers.