Comedian Steve Martin once said that teaching is like show business. I try to keep this in mind when I’m giving college lectures. But what happens when the entertaining professor gets upstaged by a ...

It's July, and many academics are likely finalizing their syllabi for the upcoming academic year. For those who may be considering adopting one of my books, I have an offer: if you assign the book, or ...

Lately when I talk with faculty members about their courses and classrooms, I often have to say something that few of them want to hear: Your undergraduates need you to teach them “studenting” skills.