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22 juillet 2018

The Graduate Training Trade-Off 'Myth'

HomeBy Colleen Flaherty. Graduate school takes long enough already. That’s one of the reasons, among others, why Ph.D. programs tend to focus on research over teaching. A new study challenges assumptions that building teaching expertise has to come at the expense of research preparation, however. More...

22 juillet 2018

Class Size Matters

HomeBy Colleen Flaherty. Do smaller classes help reduce performance gaps in science fields? Yes, according to a new study in BioScience. More...

22 juillet 2018

Making 'The Case for Colonialism,' Anew

HomeBy Colleen Flaherty. Eight months after it was withdrawn from Third World Quarterly amid threats to its author and the journal's editor and questions about why it was published in the first place, an article arguing in favor of colonialism has been published again. More...

22 juillet 2018

Painting Over Kipling

HomeBy Elizabeth ReddenBritish students paint over the Kipling poem "If" with one by Maya Angelou, citing the British writer's poem "White Man's Burden" and "a plethora of other work that sought to legitimate the British Empire’s presence in India and de-humanize people of color." More...

22 juillet 2018

Asian Studies President Weighs in on Exclusionary Conference

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. The president of the Association of Asian Studies last week wrote a column about the controversy surrounding the association’s upcoming conference in India. Hundreds of scholars have signed a letter criticizing the association’s response to an Indian government directive that Pakistani scholars be excluded from the conference, and a second letter has called for a boycott. More...

22 juillet 2018

The Lay of the Land

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. Third-party pathway programs have a wide range of academic and financial models. Here's an overview and some of the key corporate players. More...

22 juillet 2018

Taking Criticism While Privileged

HomeWe must learn how to respond constructively when less privileged and powerful people on the campus say we've hurt them, writes Pamela Oliver. More...
22 juillet 2018

3 Approaches for Confronting Microaggressions

HomeTyrone Fleurizard gives advice for reducing subtle yet discriminatory actions and comments in the classroom. More...
22 juillet 2018

The Collaboration Imperative

HomeFor our institutions to be innovative, faculty and administrators must work together, writes Terri E. Givens, but they often confront outside obstacles. More...
22 juillet 2018

With a Little Help From Your Friends

HomeEszter Hargittai describes how a writing accountability group can help you meet your goals over the summer. More...
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