I first began writing for The Chronicle in the fall of 1999, in a series describing my search for a tenure-track job. Back then, readers sent me actual, physical letters, although it wasn’t long ...

During the idyllic summer before my trek through Columbia started, my expectations for the year were concrete: late nights walking in Manhattan, rides on the intricate subway system, and picnics at ...

In their course syllabi, many psychology professors grade students on one other thing besides their performance on quizzes, examinations, papers, and similar assessment instruments—that thing is class ...

The class is a walkthrough of many issues related to Internet regulation, structured as class discussions of readings by many of the big thinkers in this space. In order for these to be informed ...

As professors are consistently reminded, in a student's world of class rank, graduate school admissions and a highly competitive job market, grades rule. Given that, fairness and accuracy in the ...

At the end of every semester, I ask students to reflect on their participation in the course -- and I also ask them to help me determine the grade they should receive in it. This is a structured way ...

Raise your hand in a classroom with 70 students and chances are you will not get called on. Raise your hand in a seminar with 15 students and chances are much better that you'll get called on. So if I ...

What is Initial Course Participation (ICP)? Under Title IV (“Student Assistance”) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, institutions of higher education are required to verify that students receiving ...

This class is designed to be an essentially participatory endeavor. Collectively we know more than we do individually, and by engaging the subject matter interactively, we'll learn the material better ...