Cape Not Required: Supporting the Heroic Journey of Nontraditional Students
At the start of each new semester, I look out at a room of nontraditional students and see the hidden superheroes of higher education. Returning to college after years of…
It’s Not Grade Inflation If Students Are Learning
The recent report from Harvard College on grade inflation (Claybaugh, 2025; hereafter “the report”) is an important reminder of how complex grading is and the many ways it can go…
Soundtrack of the Semester: A Simple Teaching Strategy for Enhancing Classroom Belonging via a Shared Music Playlist
Students often enter a new course with some degree of trepidation wondering whether they belong (Wilson & Wilson, 2007). During the first few weeks of the semester, classrooms can feel…