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On Course
This Month's Chronicle Column
In the January 2010 column, I debate whether bringing in snacks for students can actually benefit the classroom, or whether it is simply pandering in the hopes of getting good evaluations. The article has generated a dozen or more interesting comments from readers, posted below the essay. [LEARN MORE]
Classic Chronicle
A Rotating Selection of Jim's Favorites from the Archives
This is one of my favorites from the tenure-track series. It describes my abortive attempts to learn how to draw, and then offers a few reflections on teaching and learning that resulted from the experience. [LEARN MORE]
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Tenure-Track Diaries
Click through to read one of my columns about life as an assistant professor in America in the 21st century. The columns cover everything from dealing with student plagiarists and my intense hatred of meetings to an analysis of the validity of student ratings of teaching. The column ran from the fall of 1999 through April of 2006. [LEARN MORE]
