Tips for universities on delivering effective EDI degree programmes
Workplace demand for EDI expertise is growing, and numerous universities are now offering full degree programmes in this area. Eli Joseph offers starting points…
Faculty exit interviews: the when, how and why
There’s never a good time to say goodbye. But here, Eli Joseph provides tips and insights on conducting exit interviews for different types of faculty
To save higher education, we must look beyond traditional university models
If we are to radically transform universities, we must seek solutions from diverse learning projects that have historically been excluded from, or remained…
For the common good: why we need ecological universities
Higher education has become too aligned to specific economic interests and needs to be redirected to focus on regenerative values for the common good, argue …
I’m a Columbia student, and I don’t want my grade inflated
Normalising failure could improve students’ mental health, give them the freedom to learn more effectively and make them more resilient all at once, says Jacob Clay
Using action learning to improve interdisciplinary online teaching
A guide to using action learning – questioning knowledge to find solutions – to evaluate and improve teaching practices, based on research by Na Li, Qian …
THE podcast: making teaching more inclusive and equitable
How can academics ensure their teaching strategies meet the needs of diverse students and create inclusive, equitable classrooms
Teaching humanities from a distance
Jessica Lee and Tamara Mann Tweel describe how they went back to basics when designing their humanistic online course, focusing on one-to-one mentoring and …