This seems to be the common rule in most classrooms. It is easily explained in a lecture setting. Indeed, everyone must be focused on what the professor is saying. A discussion would only create a ...

According to various reports, the general counsel at the University of Idaho has issued guidance to university employees regarding the state's new abortion law. Of particular interest is the guidance ...

At some point in their career, every teacher will find themselves having a difficult discussion with their students. My first took place not long after I began teaching. It involved one of my students ...

All Aboard! Engaging Everyone in Classroom Activities with Liberating Structures When people gather for classes (and meetings), we tend to default to structures with centralized control and minimal ...

As we approach the fall semester, one thing everyone who is returning to in-person teaching should be thinking about is how they will run discussions. Class discussions have always been complicated, ...

When Shira Hoffer arrived at Harvard in 2021, she was full of hope, not just about academics or independence, but about connection. As a graduate of a pluralistic Jewish day school, she had grown up ...

I am grateful for the care and commitment you bring each day to your classrooms—inspiring students to share their insights and experiences in an authentic way. This, of course, contributes to creating ...

David Wolowitz of Greenland is senior director, Education Law Group at McLane Middleton. In March, Vladimir Putin signed a law that punishes public statements contradicting the Russian government’s ...

Robin Wilson’s “A Not-So-Professorial Watchdog” (The Chronicle, November 10) — reporting on Anne D. Neal, president of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni — was a commendable effort to report ...