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Disembroiling HOT Moments in the Classroom
Rebecca Petitti, Amanda Irvin and Soulaymane Kachani advise instructors on how to respond when things get heated, offensive or tense.
Well-Being is Not Just an Individual Issue
Colleges must develop policies and practices that establish well-being and boundary-setting as core institutional values, writes Vicki L. Baker.
Teach Your Children/Students Well
And also prepare them for careers by helping them translate those experiences into what employers say they need, writes Rachel Toor.
The Career Benefits of Volunteer Engagement
You can use such opportunities to network, develop skills outside your comfort zone, try bold things and contribute to society, writes Chris Smith.
The Why and How of Equity-Minded Mentoring
A process that honors mentors’ and mentees’ social identities can change the culture of exclusionary academic fields, Kristyn Lue and Annie M. Wofford say.
Academic Failure and Success Redefined
New career trajectories, including those for scholars interested in leaving a tenure-track position, need to be normalized, legitimized and valued, Sarah W. Dorr writes.
Teaching Advice for Graduate Students
Grad students often take on instructor roles they are grossly unprepared for, says Kiarra Boenitz, who suggests instead an interdisciplinary approach.
Teaching Behind Enemy Lines
Susan Shaw offers advice for colleagues working in states where legislators are questioning progressive teaching and academic freedom.