Longtime professor Cathy Davidson is on a mission to promote the practice of active learning. And she says the stakes for improving classroom teaching are higher than many people realize. It’s not ...

When it comes to teaching accounting, being inclusive helps ensure you’re providing the best opportunity for all students to learn. Class design can sometimes inadvertently exclude students with ...

For the past seven years, I’ve been teaching introductory and organic chemistry to lecture halls full of ambitious students who see my courses as a means to an end—medical school or requirements for a ...

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 ...

You don’t have to be an artist to make stained glass. To become a stained-glass creator "you need to be able to wear safety glasses and a pair of gloves, and be able to glue," says Carol Blieka, who’s ...