Filter & Sort
Ethical College Admissions: Would Lottery Admissions Work?
Jim Jump examines a recent study and the issues it raises.
When Will the Library Be Open?
David Banush explores how, with climate change and operational disruptions, answering that question going forward will require embracing an even more diffuse definition of the research library.
Who Has Time?
The academic calendar as a sorting mechanism.
Graduate Students Should Seek Multiple Mentors
You need guidance beyond what a faculty adviser can offer, writes Tithi Basu Mallik, who recommends identifying other people who can provide three key dimensions of support.
Why Virtual Meetings Are Bad for Constructive Conflict
The limits of Zoom.
Applying an Equity Lens to COVID Impact Statements
Documenting the pandemic’s effect, especially on women faculty and those of color, is vital, write Donna Riley and Mangala Subramaniam, who offer advice on how to assess such statements.
Resisting the Panopticon
It’s fine for faculty to choose to record lectures for students, but systems more or less foisted on them from the top down pose serious threats to academic freedom, argues Michael Schwalbe.