Teaching

Jim Grossman, exiting after 15 years as executive director of the American Historical Association, discusses his efforts to multiply historians’ routes to tenure, The 1619 Project’s impact on history debates and why policymakers need historians.

Many scholars say they’re not giving certain assignments and are being careful in what they say to students—and to one another.

Three professionals working in higher education share testimonies of how they’ve impacted students’ learning and future goals.

Low-stakes pop vocabulary quizzes promote better reading and comprehension, Elizabeth Stice writes.

Mary Anne Lewis Cusato offers four principles and practices to foster community and focus in the classroom.

For international teaching assistants feeling undue pressure to create the perfect classroom dynamic, Deborah Saki offers some advice.

In a new episode of Voices of Student Success, hear from a college administrator and faculty member about how generative AI can supplement student learning and fill prior knowledge gaps.

Backed by lawmakers and university leaders but opposed by hundreds of faculty, the initiative has hired professors with similar backgrounds—including a few who’ve expressed sharp political opinions.