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Perlmutter, D. (November 23, 2023). Admin 101: Does what you do matter? Five ways for academic administrators to make sure they are paying attention to work that matters. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/admin-101-does-what-you-do-matter
Hibbs, K. (November 21, 2023) How to engage your staff in just 15 minutes. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-engage-your-staff-just-15-minutes
Silbert, A. (November 20, 2023). Transparency is first step toward more diversity in leadership. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2023/11/20/more-data-needed-ensure-diversity-leadership-opinion.
Gretzinger, E. (November 14, 2023). After rocky summer, Texas A&M System poised to pick interim president as flagship's permanent leader. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/after-rocky-summer-texas-a-m-system-picks-interim-president-as-flagships-permanent-leader
Hicks, M. (November 7, 2023). The Israel-Hamas war is escalating. Colleges are caught in the middle. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/israel-gaza-and-the-impossible-predicament-of-college-leaders
Mangan, K. (October 31, 2023). A college stopped investigating a professor's alleged misconduct when he quit. That's illegal, U.S. says. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/a-college-stopped-investigating-a-professors-alleged-misconduct-when-he-quit-thats-illegal-u-s-says
Jasinksi, L. (October 30, 2023). How to fix the awkward administrator-to-professor transition. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/how-to-fix-the-awkward-administrator-to-professor-transition
McGuire, P. (October 26, 2023). When president's speak out, they encourage students to do the same. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/how-to-model-free-speech-for-students
Perlmutter, D. (October 18, 2023). Admin 101: Mentoring in the age of administrator anxiety. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/admin-101-mentoring-in-an-age-of-administrator-anxiety
Zahneis, M. (October 6, 2023). Katalin Karikó has thoughts on how to support shunned scholars like her. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/katalin-kariko-has-thoughts-on-how-to-support-shunned-scholars-like-her
(October 4, 2023) Outlook on enrollment trends. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/events/virtual/outlook-on-enrollment-trends
(September 19, 2023) Supporting student success: Tools and strategies. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/events/virtual/supporting-student-success-tools-and-strategies
(September 12, 2023) New strategic directions for student success. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/events/virtual/new-strategic-directions-for-student-success
Hall, Emma. (August 29, 2023) After damning audit, tribal leaders demand Cal State return 700,000 indigenous remains, cultural items. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/after-damning-audit-tribal-leaders-demand-cal-state-return-700-000-indigenous-remains-cultural-items

Carballo, G. & Elizondo, M. (November 22, 2023). Seven ways to tailor your teaching for different class sizes. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/seven-ways-tailor-your-teaching-different-class-sizes
Sinclair, J. (November 22, 2023). A smorgasbord of strategies to help international students feel included. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/smorgasbord-strategies-help-international-students-feel-included.
Bellows, K. (November 21, 2023) Backlash follows inquiry into 2 instructors over class discussion of Israel-Hamas War. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/backlash-follows-inquiry-into-2-instructors-over-class-discussion-of-israel-hamas-war.
Supiano, Beckie. (November 16, 2023). Which is better, active learning or lecture? It's not so simple. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/which-is-better-active-learning-or-lecture-its-not-so-simple
Fischer, Karin. (November 15, 2023). It's a bleak climate for foreign languages as enrollments tumble. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/its-a-bleak-climate-for-foreign-languages-as-enrollments-tumble
McMurtrie, B. (November 14, 2023). Toxic emails, unrealistic expectations, and classroom disruptions. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/students-crossing-boundaries
Field, K. (November 9, 2023). A new way to build belonging: Freshman Research. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/a-new-way-to-build-belonging-freshman-research.
Supiano, B. (November 2, 2023). One key to student success? Socializing in class. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-social-classroom
Cassuto, L. (November 1, 2023). Why are we so squeamish about teaching "skills"? Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/why-are-we-so-squeamish-about-teaching-skills.
Chatterjee, A. (October 26, 2023) Adjunct professors face a "Constant struggle to not give up," report says. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/adjunct-professors-face-a-constant-struggle-to-not-give-up-report-says.
Field, K. (October 24, 2023). Professors struggle with demands to tend to student's mental health. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/professors-struggle-with-demands-to-tend-to-students-mental-health.
McMurtrie, B. (October 18, 2023). The promise of online teaching is evident. Are colleges ready? Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/classroom-walls-are-shifting.
(October 4, 2023). Meaningful classroom engagement. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/events/virtual/meaningful-classroom-engagement.
Zook, M. (September 18, 2023). Gen Z is ready to talk. Are professors ready to listen? Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/gen-z-is-ready-to-talk-are-professors-ready-to-listen.
Supiano, B. (September 14, 2023). This university found a way to make huge classes feel small. Could it work for you? Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/this-university-found-a-way-to-make-huge-classes-feel-small-could-it-work-for-you.
(September 12, 2023). The State of Virtual and hybrid learning. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/events/virtual/the-state-of-virtual-and-hybrid-learning.

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Palmer, E. & Lee, D. (November 17, 2023). How hard can it be? Testing the dependability of AI detection tools. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-hard-can-it-be-testing-dependability-ai-detection-tools
D'Souza, E. & Manghani, S. (November 17, 2023). Learning the machine: Shaping the future of creative education. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/learning-machine-shaping-future-creative-education.
Darby, F. (November 13, 2023). Why you should you rethink your resistance to ChatGPT: How to teach with AI tools in ways that meet faculty concerns about ethics and equity." The Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/why-you-should-rethink-your-resistance-to-chatgpt.
Baron, N. (October 3, 2023). AI in the classroom is a problem. Professors are the solution. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/ai-in-the-classroom-is-a-problem-professors-are-the-solution.
McMurtrie, B. (September 8, 2023). What will determine AI's impact on college teaching? 5 signs to watch. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/what-will-determine-ais-impact-on-college-teaching-5-signs-to-watch
Miller, M.D. (August 17, 2023). You've checked out The new AI tools. Now What? Three steps to help you envision the role of ChatGPT - First in your academic discipline and then in your classroom. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/youve-checked-out-the-new-ai-tools-now-what

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