I recently consulted with a Ph.D. student who was logging long nights and weekends in her office. I knew she was trying to revise her dissertation into a book and complete a book proposal, but I soon ...
About 24 years ago, a student asked to interview me for a class assignment. He posed an interesting question: “What is the most challenging part of teaching?’ I still periodically think about this ...
I read with interest Anna Broadbent’s essay on the benefits and pitfalls of class participation grades. From my perch as a provost, former dean and former department chair, I find that the grade for ...