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I am a sociologist. I teach some of those courses that many academics wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole. One such course is Sex, Gender, and Society. I also teach other courses or segments of other ...

This section addresses the course material on sensitive topics often left unaddressed in classrooms—material that should be included when the pedagogical aims of the course include infusing prevention ...

Editor’s Note: Kaitlin E. Thomas is a Lecturer of Spanish at the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth and Norwich University. Here, she shares how to be neutral and objective when teaching ...

Every semester, the Sherrerd Center sponsors a variety of Teaching Circles in which faculty and teaching staff come together to discuss a teaching topic of shared interest. These have proven ...

"Instructors must not attempt to coerce, indoctrinate, harass, or belittle students..." ...

The new “question-of-the-week” is: What are good strategies teachers can use when exploring “controversial” topics? So-called “controversial” topics in the classroom carry the possibility of teachers ...

College teaching is quite different from teaching at the K–12 level not only because of the age of the students and the level of knowledge but also because many college appointments involve a ...

The University of Texas Board of Regents approved a new policy limiting the instruction of "controversial topics" in ...

The University of Texas System Board of Regents has approved a new policy that directs faculty to limit the discussion of “controversial topics” in their classes.