Resources

Podcast. Panel discussion of Jolyon Mitchell and Owen Gower's Religion and the News

The return of religious ways of knowing in the academy could be called a "post-secular revolution." "This paper is a guided tour of the movement to reconnect religion and knowledge, a group portrait of the individuals and organizations behind the growing prominence of religious scholarship." Extensive bibliography.

Report assesses successes and failures of the multi-million dollars spent on grants in the 1990's to revitalized the role of religion on college and university campuses.

The comeback of the religious studies major and the importance of religious studies in the studies of politics, history and other disciplines.

Extensive Bibliography for Mentoring Faculty of Color

Extensive bibliography for mentoring women and faculty of color.

Cornell University resources for mentoring new faculty, including links for: Best Practices in Mentoring of New Faculty, The Mentoring Relationship, The Successful Mentee, Ideas for Mentors, Questions you might ask peers/senior faculty, Mentoring Guidelines, and Suggestions for Supporting New Faculty

List of activities for mentors and mentees

Active Learning Techniques including Peer Instruction, Class Debate, Role-Playing, Case Studies, and Creative Scenarios and Simulations.

Describes different generational groupings of adult learners and different learning preferences. Provides suggestions on effective course design and highlights characteristics of excellent instructors across generational lines.