Rob Jenkins
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Past articles by Rob:
On Tenure: What 4-Year Campuses Can Learn From 2-Year Colleges
Four ways that institutions could simplify the tenure system and preserve academic freedom. → Read More
How to Prepare to Chair a Department at a Community College
What steps can you take now if you are thinking about moving into a career in academic administration? → Read More
3 Ways to Train Leaders and Why Your Campus Should
A lot of administrators could benefit from leadership training. Here are the pros and cons of different options. → Read More
6 Things We Can’t Afford to Lose When Campus Life Resumes
A year ago, who would have thought anyone would miss faculty meetings? → Read More
What I Learned in the Pandemic
Back to teaching in person, albeit with restrictions, a faculty member finds he’s changed for the better. → Read More
Why Even Good Leaders Make Enemies
Incurring a certain amount of opposition is simply an unpleasant but unavoidable part of administrative life. → Read More
2 Principles Guiding My Reluctant Online Conversion
A professor is trying to do his best for his students in the Covid-19 crisis, even though remote teaching feels like the end of a way of life. → Read More
5 Steps to Building a Top-Notch Dual-Enrollment Program
Students and colleges both benefit from the programs, as long as they’re designed and administered properly. Here’s how to do that. → Read More
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Trust Students
A funny thing happens when you decide to believe that most students are trustworthy: They mostly prove you right. → Read More
Don’t Let Prestige Bias Keep You From Applying to Community Colleges
One of the most common mistakes that new Ph.D.s make on the job market is ignoring the two-year sector. → Read More
The Kids Are Still Alright
Maybe it’s your own generational bias that is getting in the way of appreciating today’s undergraduates. → Read More
The ‘Realistic’ Research Paper
How to use problem-solving and role-playing to help students write about something that matters to them. → Read More
How to Build a Twitter Following — and Why You Should
A primer on tweeting for those who have never used Twitter or have underused it. → Read More
My Community College Is Joining a University
My community college is joining a university: Is this the future of access to higher education? → Read More
Stop Resisting a 2-Tier System
The truth is: You don’t need a Ph.D. for most of the available teaching jobs. → Read More
The Power of Positive Regard
Can effective teachers learn from the unconditional love of effective parents? → Read More
Speaking for the 'Quitters' and 'Failures'
Those of us with M.A.s mostly got the degree we wanted. → Read More
Conquering Mountains of Essays
How to effectively and fairly grade a lot of papers without making yourself miserable. → Read More
Retention in the Trenches
What can you do in your own classroom to keep students on track? → Read More
The 4 Properties of Powerful Teachers
Even if you weren’t born with some of these qualities, you can develop them. → Read More