3 Things: Issue Eleven

1. Regardless of your role, read "10 Small Steps for Department Chairs to Foster Inclusion" to identify a few small wins you can get behind to foster resilient, inclusive communities that support all faculty members in weathering the current crises.

2. Listen to the American Council on Education's "Talking About Race" plenary session with Beverly Daniel Tatum, president emeritus of Spelman College, and Robin DiAngelo, author of White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, candidly discuss the role of race in the United States and on college campuses.

3. Access the Education Advisory Board's On-Demand Webinar, How Higher Ed is Adapting Instruction for Fall 2020, to help you think through the contingency plans for your department.

"In the News" Quick Links:

•  Words Matter for College Presidents, but So Will Actions: Many higher education leaders called for change in response to the killing of George Floyd, but few shared ideas on how to enact it. Observers want them to do more.
• Teaching with Unknowns: Finding Meaning in Your Online Course Delivery: Lessons learned? Well, here are three anchors for successful course delivery.
• How to Reopen: Let Students and Faculty Choose: The key is to move to a three-semester academic year, spread out over 52 weeks, with people choosing which two semesters work best for them, Benjamin Reiss writes.