Editor's Note: This is the eighth in a series of blog posts in which teaching award winners will share their experiences, philosophies, and techniques. Victoria Hightower is a Professor of History, ...

Harvard University should make changes to improve its quality of teaching, enhance student learning, and reward successful teachers, according to a report released on Wednesday by a committee of ...

Speakers at Monday's dinner honoring the first recipients of the Royce Family Professorships in Teaching Excellence emphasized that strong teaching is what makes a Brown education distinctive. We ...

Recently, I saw an article in your paper about a teacher who set the world record for the longest teaching career in social studies. I believe what he has accomplished in his life is remarkable, and I ...

I got an email from a former colleague asking me if I would substitute teach her classes for two days so she could visit her family. Well, it was flattering to be asked and I knew this teacher to be ...

Last month I described a teaching center’s podcast series on failure, which aims to help students put the experience in context by recounting the failure stories of successful people. I asked if ...

After a 68-semester break from college, I decided to enroll at the University at Buffalo to complete my degree. In May 2001, I graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in political science. In the ...