The end of the semester can be challenging for your students (and yourself). The Office of Student Assistance and Support provides Guides to help you navigate student absences, life events, academic complaints, and general concerns about how a student is doing.
The L&S Teaching Mentors are passionate and knowledgeable graduate student teachers with proven track records for teaching excellence. Up to 16 L&S graduate students will be selected as L&S Teaching Mentors to help facilitate the annual L&S Fall TA Training and to provide mentorship to new TAs. TAs and LSAs interested in becoming Teaching Mentors should talk to their department about the nomination process.
Are you a seasoned instructor looking for someone outside of your department who can tell you how you are doing in the classroom?
Are you in your last year of teaching and preparing for your faculty interviews and teaching demos?
The Peer Observation Program (POP) enhances your effectiveness as a teacher right now. It also prepares you for your future career: jobs in academia and industry need people who can give and receive constructive feedback.
At POP, we team you up with a fellow participant with similar interests and teaching experiences for one observation, and then assign you an experienced TA and observer to offer personalized feedback tailored to your unique teaching goals.Apply by Jan 26 for the Spring 2026 cohort.
