Race is among the socio-economic forces that 2020 has brought into sharper focus. Current events this year have underscored racial health disparities and highlighted excessive use of force by police against Black people and protests against such violence. What should faculty who want to teach inclusively consider with all this context?

What Inclusive Teaching Means For Colleges In An Era of Social Justice Activism

How do you really get through to students in Zoom classes when many have their video turned off and there’s no way to tell when your jokes land? Try an optional class “after-party” where you talk more informally about material, and even let your guard down a little. That’s one suggestion by Bonni Stachowiak, dean of teaching and learning at Vanguard University and host of the long-running Teaching In Higher Education podcast.

Hosting Class ‘Afterparties'’on Zoom — and Other New Ways to Reach Students

Income-share agreements have emerged as a new financing option for colleges and nontraditional education programs. They’ve generated excitement among those who believe that ISAs can offer a much more student-friendly form of financing. But there are also concerns that they might not be, in part due to the fact that this is a recent trend, and in part due to the fact that ISAs are still legally in a gray area and largely unregulated. How are ISAs faring?

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