News of the Week – January 9, 2026
NEWS OF THE WEEK (January 9, 2026) And we’re back! We are piloting a few exciting changes as we relaunch in the new year. Look for bi-weekly publication (rather than
GLCA Announces 2026 Winners of the New Writers Award
The Great Lakes Colleges Association is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 New Writers Award for Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Non-Fiction. Since 1970, the New Writers Award confers
GLCA Announces Academic Leadership Fellows
The GLCA is excited to announce the selection of a cohort of ten Arts and Humanities faculty who will serve as Academic Leadership Fellows. This program was established in August
News of the Week – November 21, 2025
November 21, 2025 We Heard You! Thanks for your thoughtful responses to the NOTW survey. We are delighted that readers find NOTW to be a valuable, trusted, and well-curated source
News of the Week – November 14, 2025
TEACHING and LEARNING Teaching: Are grading practices ‘out of whack’? (Beth McMurtrie, The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 6, 2025) A Way to Save the Essay (opinion) (Lily Abadal, Inside
News of the Week – November 7, 2025
TEACHING AND LEARNING How to Restore Joy to the Classroom (Beckie Supiano, Chronicle of Higher Education, October 29, 2025): Sometimes, it means fixing what’s broken. AI Has Joined the Faculty