"To improve the academy is published annually by the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD) through Jossey-Bass Publishers and is abstracted in ERIC documents and in Higher Education Abstracts"--P. v.

Includes bibliographical references.

Section one. Promoting our colleagues' professional success. Graduate student internships as a pathway to the profession of educational development / Kathryn E. Linder [et al.] -- The digital academy : preparing faculty for digital course development / Sunay V. Palsole, Beth L. Brunk-Chavez -- Writing groups for work-life balance : faculty writing group leaders share their stories / Dannielle Joy Davis, Kara Provost, Amanda E. Major -- Reflecting together about tenure and promotion : a faculty learning community approach / Leslie G. McBride, Janelle DeCarrico Voegele -- The citizenship imperative and the role of faculty development / Jeffrey L. Bernstein, Rebecca S. Nowacek, Michael B. Smith.

Section two. Supporting institutional priorities. Enhancing out-of-class communication : students' perspectives / Bonnie S. Farley-Lucas, Margaret M. Sargent -- Effecting change in limited-control classroom environments : a case study / Allison P. Boye -- Adapting a laboratory research group model to foster the scholarship of teaching and learning / Beth A. Fisher, Regina F. Frey -- Institutional encouragement of and faculty engagement in the scholarship of teaching and learning / Thomas F. Nelson Laird, Tony Ribera -- Defining critical thinking in higher education : determining assessment fit / Martha L. A. Stassen, Anne Herrington, Laura Henderson -- Curriculum revision and cultural change : a joint faculty development and faculty governance approach / Terre H. Allen [et al.].

Section three. Broadening the campus context. Academic dishonesty among international students in higher education / Krishna K. Bista -- Forty percent of 2 million : preparing to serve our veterans with disabilities / Bruce C. Kelley [et al.] -- Working effectively with psychologically impaired faculty / Carolyn B. Oxenford, Sally L. Kuhlenschmidt -- Next generation @ IUPUI : a leadership development program for faculty of color / Megan M. Palmer [et al.] -- Diffusing the impact of tokenism on faculty of color / Yolanda Flores Niemann -- Difficult dialogues and transformational change through cross-cultural faculty development / Elizabeth Roderick.

Section four. Developing our craft. Faculty development beyond instructional development : ideas centers can use / Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Tara Gray, A. Jane Birch -- Go for the gold : fundraising for teaching centers / Mark A Hohnstreiter, Tara Gray -- How mature teaching and learning centers evaluate their services / Susan R. Hines -- Faculty development as a hazardous occupation / Linda B. Nilson, Edward B. Nuhfer, Bonnie B. Mullinix -- Emergent shifts in faculty development : a reflective review / Shelda Debowski.