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Universities, the Climate Emergency and ‘The Ministry for the Future’
Lots of time and a fast read for book clubbing.
Guest Post: The Strange Case of the Exploding Student Workload
Jody Greene, associate vice provost for teaching and learning and director of the Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning at the University of California, Santa Cruz, explores a seeming conundrum.
Remembering a Chicano Academic Legend
Álvaro Huerta reflects on the life and contributions of scholar, activist and poet Juan Gómez-Quiñones.
Podcasting a Polymath
Scott McLemee discusses the podcast A Very Square Peg: The Strange and Remarkable Life of the Polymath Robert Eisler.
Mental Health Epidemic: Dark Shadow of the COVID Pandemic
As we prepare to launch another semester mostly online, we are facing what may be the most severe mental health crisis in the history of American education. The next three months promise to bring the most dangerous and stressful period in American medicine.
Friday Fragments
Feedback on the week, and the next great country/pop ballad.
Florida's Longstanding Work on Developmental Education
Educators in Florida began working on redesigning developmental before legislation required it.