Articles by: Jaime Peyton

Invitation: 2023 NICE Educational Workshop

We are pleased to invite two members of your faculty to attend the first bi-annual NBME Educational Workshop (NEW). This workshop is designed to benefit junior faculty or faculty who are new-to-assessment, and who would enjoy learning about current techniques and best practices for assessing the formative and summative knowledge […]

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Building Tomorrow’s Work Force

CHRONICLE REPORT: Building Tomorrow’s Work Force Colleges striving for “student success” can no longer count just graduation rates; they must demonstrate that graduates are finding jobs in their chosen fields. If they don’t, enrollments will fall, public skepticism about higher education will grow, and lawmakers will take note. To make […]

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A Toolbox for Those on Academe’s Front Line

CHRONICLE COLLECTION: A Toolbox for Department Chairs Department chairs work on academe’s front line, but they often wish they had more training – and more respect. Sandwiched between the administration and the faculty, chairs are heavily involved in hiring and firing decisions, settling conflicts among colleagues, negotiating for money and […]

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