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Opinion

Getting a Grasp on Grade Grubbing

Over the past three years, the leniency with grading and academic standards has hurt both faculty members and students, and we need to reset expectations, writes Kerry O’Grady.

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Opinion

Cut Through the Noise

Students can stay focused and happy in a hectic world, writes certified mental performance consultant Greg Young, who offers three strategies based on his work with student athletes.

Opinion

Permission to Be Smart

The tap on the shoulder can make a difference.

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Opinion

On ChatGPT: Confessions of an Anonymous Lecturer

I can’t stop students from cheating, they write, so is it even worth it to try—especially when I’m so overworked and underpaid?

Opinion

The Weight of the Past

Tom Stoppard, Peter Cozzens and the ways that history weighs on the present.

Opinion

Tales of an Adjunct, Part 2: This Isn’t Notre Dame!

Adjuncts have always just wanted to do their jobs. How hard can it be?

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Opinion

Organizing for the Common Good

Edward Schortman considers what is at stake as union organizing among student workers intensifies.

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Opinion

Universities, Consultants and ‘The Big Con’

How this book can help academic leaders think about ways to engage with consulting companies and consultants.