…is more complex than simple laziness. I actually still wonder if this student knew what plagiarism meant, but I never got the time to explain. Unfortunately, this was not the…
In this week’s, The Focus is You, we chatted with Adam Arenson, PhD, associate professor of History at Manhattan College and director of the Urban Studies Program. His work concentrates…
It’s that time of year when spooky stories emerge and haunted traditions appear! From ghost stories to pumpkin-carving competitions, we found a few colleges and professors who have made their…
…come to the study session, after all.) We can choose to plant our feet in our ivory towers and bemoan the fact that students aren’t scaling the walls to meet…
Although Kathleen Koenig was terrified of public speaking as a student, she now teaches lecture classes with 135+ students. As an associate professor in the Physics Department at the University…
As an instructor for large classes, it is a challenge for me to get a range of students to speak up in class. When I invite comments (“Who would like…
…These activities contribute to a sense of community while also building communication, collaboration, intercultural competence, and self-reflection skills. Montessori developed her ideas in an early education setting, but she recognized…
While there have been competing definitions of what it means to be a first-generation college student, one of the most widely accepted of these comes from the Higher Education Act…
