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Confessions of a Conference Chair
Overseeing a meeting with thousands of people is a daunting task, writes Sheldon H. Jacobson, who shares some lessons he learned along the way.
The Prejudicial Logic of Productivity
Discrimination against disabled faculty members is often dismissed because it’s linked to the academy’s deeply entrenched values around productivity, Sandy Sufian writes.
The Benefits of Finding Flow
Even anxious, frazzled academics like myself who are struggling for some semblance of work-life balance can find it helpful in grading, teaching and writing, writes Nicole Bauer.
Accreditors as Referees
Don’t hate on higher ed’s refs: an accreditor’s role is to enforce the rule book for academic freedom and institutional autonomy, Jamienne Studley writes.
Accreditors Can Hold the Line
It may fall to accreditors to hold colleges accountable to long-standing principles of academic freedom and institutional independence, Lawrence Schall writes.