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Class Activity on Social Loafing: a Powerful Way to Demonstrate It

tudents usually hate group projects because one or two people in the group wind up doing most of the work. Here’s an activity that demonstrates this idea of “social loafing” and...

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Nexus and Trusts

By: William A. Raabe, Co-Editor of the South-Western Federal Taxation series U.S. Supreme Court cases involving tax law are rare, numbering one every year or two. But the cases that the court does hear tend...

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Peer Perspective: Making Changes for Remote Teaching

We asked instructors from across the country to share how their course has changed since moving to remote teaching. Keep reading to find some great tips they’ve used to help their students...

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4 Things to Learn This Summer in WebAssign

It’s summertime again, so make the most of your free time! Freshen up your WebAssign skills and learn how to address your most pressing course challenges with WebAssign’s flexible settings and tools. Don’t...

Happy Accidents: An Interview on InfoSec with Eric Galis [PODCAST]

Happy Accidents: An Interview on InfoSec with Eric Galis [PODCAST]

“Sometimes happy accidents happen, but they can only happen if you’re prepared for them.” Eric Galis, vice president of security and compliance at Cengage, likes to describe his journey to his career...

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Do Hateful Tweets Cause Crime?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteYour students may be wondering whether hateful tweets can increase crime. Recent research shows that there is a correlation. A study from Cornell University demonstrated this connection. Researchers examined examined over...

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Gerrymandering: Is it good? Is it bad? Does it matter?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAuthor: Professor Clare Brock If you watched the democratic debates, you might have heard Amy Klobuchar bring up gerrymandering. This is a common subject to tackle in Introductory U.S. Government classes,...

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The Fake News Experiment

Author: Professor Sherri Singer We began a unique honors experiment in back in the Fall of 2017. Twenty students were admitted and given an in depth experience including: lunches with the college...

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