Comedian Steve Martin once said that teaching is like show business. I try to keep this in mind when I’m giving college lectures. But what happens when the entertaining professor gets upstaged by a ...

I recently met Emma, an autistic college student, who talked about navigating life at a mid-Atlantic university. Professors, she said, “can make or break your experience” in a course. Her favorite ...

Lately when I talk with faculty members about their courses and classrooms, I often have to say something that few of them want to hear: Your undergraduates need you to teach them “studenting” skills.

I have now been teaching at Duke University for 20 years. I have been through all kinds of teaching fads—active learning, team-based learning, alternative grading, service learning, etc. You might ...

I've taught at both a 4-year university and a community college. More students should consider sticking closer to home for ...

Adjusting your teaching when you have a deaf student in your class can help everyone learn better – and help you find new ...