11/5/2020
Dispatches from first-time poll workers
Two UM-Dearborn staff talk about their experience working the polls on Tuesday and why they think everyone should do it at least once....
11/2/2020
The dangers of assuming students are great with technology
The belief that all young people are naturally skilled with technology is not only problematic. It can actually undermine student learning....
10/28/2020
Inside Wayne County’s successful pandemic response — and what to expect next
UM-Dearborn lecturer and ‘Wayne County’s Dr. Fauci’ Mouhanad Hammami talks about what’s worked, the dangers of pandemic fatigue, and how this all might end....
10/12/2020
How engaged are college students in the 2020 election?
Two members of the UM-Dearborn community talk about the challenges of motivating younger voters and why they’re optimistic about a big youth turnout....
9/28/2020
How COVID has (at least temporarily) changed the college mental health landscape
UM-Dearborn’s counseling director explains why Zoom therapy isn’t as popular as you’d think but easy-to-access wellness activities are booming....
9/14/2020
When cheating is — and isn’t — a character issue
UM-Dearborn’s new student government president weighs in on our evolving understanding of cheating — and what to do about it....
6/30/2020
Where the 2020 protests fit into the history of the African American Freedom Movement
A UM-Dearborn professor and historian reflects on the promise of the current wave of activism, why America is more reformist than revolutionary, and how to stoke the fire of anti-racism. ...
6/1/2020
What it will take to make a remote K-12 school year work
A UM-Dearborn educational technology professor breaks down why remote education is a particularly tough challenge for public schools and how far our adaptation strategies can take us....
4/22/2020
Why educational justice for all requires buy-in from everyone
Doctor of Education spring graduate John Kernan explains why building an education system that serves everybody means getting resourced communities to see justice as their problem too....
4/20/2020
Faculty are prioritizing flexibility, student mental health after switch to remote classes
Three UM-Dearborn faculty talk about what being a “good” professor means during a global pandemic....