The original version of this article appeared in Grading for Growth. In fall 2021, I took my first steps into the world of ungrading. Inspired by Susan D. Blum’s book “Ungrading,” I went fully ...

The first semester is under their belts. Members of the Class of 2000 have survived the first round of finals, the first challenges of living with strangers, the first encounters with dorm food. And ...

Before we head into a new semester, I figured I'd tell you some of what I learned from my first semester at college that may help you next semester. One thing I learned from experience, and from ...

New research suggests that the first semester at college could be more important than a lot of freshmen may prefer to think. Students who earn low first semester GPAs may be at risk of having a ...

That was the first thought that ran through my mind after completing my first semester at Towson University. For most freshmen in college, especially first-generation college students, the first ...

A frequent refrain of new faculty members, fresh from graduate school, is that earning a Ph.D. didn't train them to lead a course. A new book -- On Course: A Week-by-Week Guide to Your First Semester ...

One's first year in college has its challenges and its triumphs—no two students have quite the same experience. We recently interviewed five freshmen following their first semester at Calvin. They ...