During the American Civil War, the military surgeon Theodore Calhoun recommended ridicule as a means to curb the nostalgia of Union soldiers who longed for home and peace. This supposed remedy reminds ...

Janelle says she’s surprised, and Dr. Richards agrees that most people would be. He points out that when Americans talk about ...

As college classes start up this fall, instructors are handing out syllabi and pointing students to official platforms for turning in assignments and participating in class discussions. Meanwhile ...

As an undergraduate, I took a seminar dedicated entirely to Ulysses by James Joyce. Joyce’s modernist novel is mystifying, so question marks hung on the ends of students’ contributions. As we ...

One of Kevin Gannon’s favorite class discussion activities doesn’t involve much talking. Inspired by complete-the-story games in which players each write a line of a tale that builds off a previous ...

A college senior returning to classes this fall has spent nearly their entire undergraduate career under the shadow—or in the embrace—of generative AI. ChatGPT first launched in November 2022, when ...

Transitioning from high school to college is a big step, and one of the biggest changes is your experience in the classroom. From the way classes are structured to the expectations for students, ...

Oak Hall has a new name, after former UConn president Susan Herbst. The building has a a north and south sides, holding departments such as english, journalism and political science. Photo by Shelagh ...

As a low-income student, I didn't think college was for me. I then enrolled in a college class as a high schooler, and it changed everything. I could finally see myself in college, and the class ...