Yes, I’m arguing for a world in which students do not get explicitly penalized — or rewarded — for their attendance.

A group of Harvard faculty members say many students at the Ivy League university are skipping class, skimming or ignoring reading assignments, avoiding challenging discussions, and still graduating ...

Many students don’t do the reading and don’t speak up in class, according to a report. Now, professors are trying to change a campus culture they say hurts achievement and stifles speech. By Anemona ...

Layla L. Hijjawi ’27, a Crimson Editorial editor, is a Social Studies concentrator in Quincy House. Given Harvard’s reputation for academic excellence, you might expect classroom engagement to be high ...

Academe, the bimonthly magazine of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), analyzes higher education issues from faculty members' perspectives. Feature articles in the magazine cover ...

Anne Paonessa is the author of Essential Connection Skills (Corwin, 2025) and founder of ConnectED Classrooms: Picture this: A student sits at their desk, staring at a math problem that seems ...

University of British Columbia provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of British Columbia provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. College students in ...