From setting expectations before the course begins to structuring discussion and preparation, these strategies help educators ...

For Lycoming College’s 2022 fall semester, the first-year seminar, “Are Women Funny?,” was offered to incoming first-year students. Created and taught by Shanin Dougherty, associate director of career ...

Editor’s Note: Previously in the Career Talk series, our experts on doctoral-career counseling have offered advice on managing a faculty-job search, looking for industry positions, and other ...

Assigning students to represent class conversations visually—with words, drawings, and symbols—boosts engagement and agency.

On September 9 and 10, 2023, the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) held a pedagogy seminar for Brandeis graduate students. Led by Dr. Marty Samuels, CTL Program Director, and Dr. Charles Chip Mc ...

The First-year Writing Seminar Program, a core requirement for first-year students, has undergone changes to its curriculum for the 2024–25 school year. This new curriculum will feature two main ...

Ernest Talarico Jr.’s students, for a brief moment, had a serious-yet-somewhat amusing question to ponder: Should a middle-aged male triathlete wear boxers or briefs if he and his wife want to ...

Must all students take the First-Year Seminar, and why? All new, first time Freshman must take the FYS. The FYS is designed to help students transition from High School to the University. The courses ...

The first week of March was a busy one at Bridgestone Arena as members of the Nashville Predators organization, in collaboration with Nissan, came together to host the second annual Smashville Seminar ...