Subject matter expertise is essential to quality instruction, but it’s not nearly enough. Read more
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The American Association of Colleges & Universities hosted its annual meeting last week in Washington, D.C. Read more
Higher education is facing an “unequal distribution of speech rights on campus” amid a dramatic shift in the faculty workforce over the past several decades, Kevin Carey writes in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Read more
How can colleges and universities better prepare students for a career in an increasingly globalized world? Read more
In one of his final dispatches, outgoing U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan outlined what needs to be done to improve faculty diversity in higher education. Read more
First Lady Michelle Obama teamed up with Saturday Night Live’s Jay Pharoah and released a rap video espousing the values of a college degree. We’re particularly impressed with FLOTUS’ rhymes right before the 1:00 mark: Read more
A postsecondary degree is more important than ever to future employment, but fewer high school graduates are headed to college, according to separate reports released in recent days. Read more
Professors of music theory, Mexican-American studies, Chemistry, and Physics represent this year’s recipients of the U.S. Professor of the Year Award. Read more
College completion rates took another dive last year. Read more
Faculty development is the most important topic in the teaching and learning community, according to an annual survey produced by the Educause Learning Initiative (ELI). Read more