The 2024 U.S. presidential elections are just under three weeks away, and you may be thinking about your role as a professor and how best to support students during this time.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no universal solution to approaching election-related issues in class. Context plays a vital role, with considerations like the courses you’re teaching, the dynamics of your class, and your own teaching style all coming into play. However, we know from experience that students often look to faculty members when circumstances outside of the classroom may be affecting the classroom experience. Research suggests that students generally appreciate when professors address major local and global events rather than remain silent (Houston & DiPietro, 2007<\/a>).<\/p>\n That being said, your approach to the upcoming elections doesn\u2019t have to take the shape of a traditional in-class discussion. What\u2019s more, you don\u2019t have to wait until after the elections to acknowledge the current context. In fact, interactions and conversations after the elections will likely be much more productive if you prepare for them beforehand.<\/p>\n Keeping these things in mind, I\u2019m sending along some suggestions and resources you might wish to explore.<\/p>\n To prepare your students for the coming weeks:<\/p>\n If you feel ready to discuss the elections with your students before or afterward:<\/p>\n Finally, you may be processing your own feelings during this period as you carry the emotional weight of supporting your students. If you find yourself needing support, you could explore the resources available on HR\u2019s Employee Well-Being site<\/a>.<\/p>\n Please read on for additional offerings.<\/p>\n Resources <\/strong><\/p>\n For those facilitating discussions on the elections, you might explore some or all of the following:<\/p>\n Offerings from the Faculty Hub and Others<\/strong><\/p>\n Tipsheets:<\/p>\n Events:<\/p>\n The 2024 U.S. presidential elections are just under three weeks away, and you may be thinking about your role as a professor and how best to support students during this time. The Faculty Hub has put together some resources for faculty to use during this time. Continue reading.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4628,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/facultyhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/facultyhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/facultyhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/facultyhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4628"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/facultyhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/facultyhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":439,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/facultyhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438\/revisions\/439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/facultyhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/facultyhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/facultyhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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