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At the 2012 Academy of Teaching Mini-Conference, academic support units presented the various ways in which they can support teachers in the next academic year. Check out this page for a wealth of helpful information!

Scholars who have been on the academic market in recent years know the competition for limited tenure-track jobs is fierce. But what they usually don't realize is that there is still room to negotiate if they are offered a position.

When a neo-racist act occurs, international students - and all students, except for a few - look to campus administrators and faculty for ethical academic leadership. Even if no major incident has occurred, campus leaders are responsible for creating a positive climate for the burgeoning number of international students arriving at their institutions. While there is no "one size fits all" approach, we offer for consideration three "educational encounters" that make a positive difference in the lives of international students. Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2012/10/26/essay-how-colleges-should-respond-racism-against-international-students#ixzz2BYSBAftD Inside Higher Ed

This is one of the reasons that UCAT sponsors the Mid-Career & Senior Faculty Learning Community.

The article describes and discusses in detail an innovative "green" approach to global collaboration in teaching and learning that may be feasible and practical to adopt across of a range of institutions of higher learning and academic programs.

Want more teaching tips? Browse the Pedagogy Unbound archives. We're all familiar with direct approaches to combating academic dishonesty. Automatic failures, disciplinary action from on high, honor codes: Instructors and institutions are working hard to try to weed out cheating, and understandably so.

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