Category higher education
Sophia Nelson’s ‘Black Woman Redefined’ offers insights into challenges for Accomplished Black Women
How appropriate to happen upon the interview on NPR today with Sophia Nelson about her new book, Black Woman Redefined: Dispelling Myths and Discovering Fulfillment in the Age of Michelle Obama. The interview was on Talk of the Nation with Lynn Neary. Just before the interview, I had a meeting with Rokeshia Ashley to discuss her McNair […]
Wordless Wednesday: Campus visit help provide transition — for incoming college students and their parents
Preview at UF – I saw the Preview group heading my way, following a Preview-shirt-clad leader and walking purposefully. By the time I could get out my iPhone to take the photo, the group was crossing the street — off to a meeting somewhere on campus. Such campus visits are part of the college summer […]
Four factors college students should consider about for-credit internships, not-for-credit internships and summer jobs
Now is the time that many college students are applying for summer internships or jobs. I had a conversation yesterday with a former student of mine who is eager to be selected as an intern for a locally based website organization and wanted to ask me some questions about the internship process. The discussion and […]
Ralph Lowenstein recognized for receiving Emma Lazarus Statue of Liberty Award
Ralph Lowenstein was honored by a reception at the UF Hillel last week for receiving the Emma Lazarus Statue of Liberty Award. He received that award at a banquet in New York City, emceed by Dan Rather. (See the program for the dinner.) Previous winners of the award include Nobel Peace Prize winners Henry Kissinger […]
When tornadoes hit Tuscaloosa: How ‘new media’ impacts the way we learn about and experience news events
The morning after the tornadoes hit Tuscaloosa, my college email was filled with news updates of how the tornadoes had impacted colleagues and former students at the University of Alabama. One colleague sent a link to a video that a friend’s son shot from a building on the University of Alabama campus. That video — […]
Five tips for having successful multiple-choice exams
This is the time of year for sharpened #2 pencils and Scantrons — exam time for big auditorium classes. Here are x tips for having your multiple-choice exams be a good measurement of student learning and go smoothly during the test time. 1. Write exam questions as the course progresses. By writing questions as the […]
5 tips to help you improve your teaching
How can we improve as teachers/presenters, and do we really want to improve? Those questions are important for us to consider as teachers. I’m reading Timothy J. Koegel’s The Exceptional Presenter Goes Virtual (2010). His book is targeted to individuals who are interested in conducting meetings online, hosting webinars, etc. I decided to read the […]
Be prepared to negotiate the job offer as part of the faculty job process
An important part of what your faculty position will be happens between when you are offered the position and when you accept the offer (if you do, in fact, accept the offer). If you are going to make any improvements in the offer (i.e., starting salary, course load, etc.), now is the time to negotiate […]
Faculty job positions: Five reasons why a long delay between the campus visit and a job offer
This is an active time of year for the college faculty job process. Search committees are contacting candidate references. Candidates are making campus visits. Faculty and college administrators are making offers. A candidate may wonder, “If my campus visit was three weeks ago, should I be concerned if I haven’t heard anything from the search […]
Julie Dodd 