The NEA Higher Education Advocate June 2009
Do-It-Yourself Rubrics
Most of us are conscientious about our grading and responses to student work. But too often we wonder if the responses we’ve labored over actually mean anything to our students. This issue’s Thriving in Academe offers a solution that saves teachers time and that students say helps them better understand their assignments and what instructors expect of them.
Inside this Issue:
| They're Talking on Campus... ...About two reports from the Center for American Progress that suggest the Millennial generation—those 18-to-29 years old—will usher in a new progressive era and end the culture wars. |
| On the Road In mid-May, I attended the second annual Higher Education Academy of the Nebraska State Education Association Conference in Lincoln. |
| Actionline NEA The Association and its Michigan affiliate file a brief in support of the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action. |
| In the Know Student mental health issues play a significant role on college campuses, affecting students’ academic, emotional, and physical well-being, as well as their long-term development. |
| From Capitol to Campus In May, NEA President Dennis van Roekel helped lead a discussion with key U.S. Senators and other education and workforce experts on how best to ensure that our nation is successfully preparing the workforce of the 21st century. |
| NEA Affiliates in Action Faculty members at Montana State University-Bozeman, both full-time and adjunct professors, have voted to join the 17,500-member MEA-MFT, an affiliate of NEA and the American Federation of Teachers. |
| Thriving in Academe This section is intended to promote ever more effective teaching and learning in higher education through dialogue among colleagues. |
| Higher Education News A coalition of unions and professional associations has come together to form Professionals for the Public Interest (PftPI). |
| The Dialogue Is requiring student’s participation in social networking an invasion of privacy? |
| Speaking Out In an address to Congress earlier this year, President Obama offered this challenge: “I ask every American to commit to at least one year or more of higher education or career training." |
June, 2009
