Weekly Briefing: How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive

This comprehensive guide offers a road map to make sure your classroom interactions and course design reach all students, not just some of them. [Weekly Briefing] Advice [How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive]( [Image]( Illustrations by Nien-Ken Alec Lu for The Chronicle By Viji Sathy and Kelly A. Hogan This comprehensive guide offers a road map to make sure your classroom interactions and course design reach all students, not just some of them. ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( [Sign Up for Our ‘5 Weeks to a Better Semester’ Newsletter]( The academic calendar is always turning, and a new semester will be here before you know it. Our five-week newsletter series will get you ready for the coming term and leave you feeling confident and prepared. Sign up today. Teaching [Grades Can Hinder Learning. What Should Professors Use Instead?]( By Beckie Supiano Alternative approaches can help shift students’ attention from how they did to what they learned. (PREMIUM) Campus Speech [More States Are Passing Campus Free-Speech Laws. Are They Needed, or Is the Crisis Talk Overblown?]( By Katherine Mangan Supporters say the legislation reminds public colleges of their First Amendment obligations. (PREMIUM) Athletics [LSU Just Unveiled a $28-Million Football Facility. The Flood-Damaged Library Is Still ‘Decrepit.’]( By Will Jarvis Critics say the renovated football building in Baton Rouge, La., reflects a broader problem of misplaced university priorities. (PREMIUM) Finance [Here’s Why Alaska’s Governor Thinks His University System Needs Steep Cuts — and Why Experts Say He’s Wrong]( By Sarah Brown Poor graduation rates, overpaid administrators, and an overreliance on state funding are to blame, says Gov. Michael J. Dunleavy. (PREMIUM) Terror From the Sky [When Campuses Collide With Bird Habitats, It’s the Humans Who Get Ruffled Feathers]( By Emma Pettit For some, birds on campus are a nuisance. For others, it’s a chance to pocket their cellphones, look around, and behold hawks locking talons in a mating dance. (PREMIUM) Subscribe Today Without premium access, you are missing critical reporting and analysis on the news, policies, and controversies that are shaping the academic landscape. [Subscribe Today]( Views The Chronicle Review [Gin, Sex, Malaria, and the Hunt for Academic Prestige]( By Charles King How the misadventures of Margaret Mead, Reo Fortune, and Gregory Bateson shaped anthropology. ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( Advice [Are We Too Captivated by Charisma in Hiring?]( By Allison M. Vaillancourt In recruiting campus leaders, we need more community building and less star power. So how do we avoid being blinded by a candidate’s charm? Paid for and Created by Texas Christian University [Drawn to Healing]( Art teachers in therapeutic settings guide the creation of art with a goal of fostering self-esteem and reducing stress. The Chronicle Review [The Fight for Free College Is Your Fight Too]( By Ann Larson Whose side are you on? New for Chronicle Readers [The Campus as City]( Administrators must master the skills needed to better support their surrounding communities, in order to forge strong relationships, attract and engage students, and pursue new opportunities. This Chronicle report examines the tensions and challenges of running a city within a city. Learn what it means to be a responsible anchor institution, get creative new ways to deliver services, and explore the deep collaborations that drive large-scale projects. Latest Jobs Visit [ChronicleVitae.com]( to view the latest jobs in higher education. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up]( for other newsletters, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2019 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 [The Chronicle of Higher Education](