As liberal arts scholars, we embrace the controversial nature of human inquiry, and, as educators, we strive to prepare our students to engage in controversial issues competently and productively. Still, navigating controversy in the classroom remains an increasingly daunting challenge … Read more
How can mentors best support work-life integration for mentees? This workshop addresses ways that mentors can support mentees in balancing competing priorities of classwork, teaching, research, dissertation work, family, friends, and self-care. Improving mentor work-life integration skills role-models for mentees … Read more
The UNC-CH Peer Support Core promotes and enhances peer support for staff, students, and faculty to broadly address mental health issues, COVID-19, and racism and other stressors. The Core also promotes peer support as an agent for positive culture change … Read more
Think you are competitive for a prestigious Fulbright Scholars award for international teaching and/or research? You probably are. In this Introductory session, faculty and postdocs will learn about the Fulbright Scholar awards, particularly the Core and Specialist awards and grantsmanship … Read more
It’s well established that active learning in a biology classroom promotes student outcomes. While there are a variety of different active learning approaches that faculty can employ in their teaching, students are usually not involved in the creation of these … Read more
