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Does getting rid of grades make things worse for disadvantaged students?

Alternative approaches can help shift students’ attention from how they did to what they learned.

A Ph.D. in English who “tumbled off” the tenure track shares how she forged a new career writing fiction.

The actions typically apply to primary and secondary schools. But at least one group of faculty members has felt a direct impact.

What to do after your application for the top faculty rank falls short.

What devils in the details you should look out for in finalizing contracts for an academic couple.

Academe responded to the twin shocks of the Great Depression and World War II. But when colleges come out of the coronavirus era, one historian says, it’s “going to be really very wrenching.”

Why is it so difficult for many of us to establish a daily writing habit and stick to it? (Hint: the service trap.)

UPCOMING: April 21 at 2 p.m., ET.<br> The effects of pandemic-related student disconnection and learning loss can be felt in classrooms across higher ed, but faculty members are working on the challenge. In a virtual forum a panel of leading practitioners will share how they have helped their institutions address the issue. <I>With Support From Zendesk.</I> <a href="https://chronicle.zoom.us/webinar/register/2916493511960/WN_BBw3DkSTTlOEDjMoQfo--w” target="_blank...

An academic-writing coach answers readers’ questions on choosing an argument and paring an overly long draft.