Funny teachers can make classes more enjoyable—if their jokes land

Instructors cracking a joke here and there could make students feel better about the class as a whole, according to new research from the University of Georgia published in the Journal of Microbiology ...
The Rice Thresher

The laughs and lore behind COLL 140, Rice’s tenured stand-up comedy class

Become a Stand-up Comedian has taught Rice students how to be funnier. Instructed this year by Martel College senior Miles Gantcher, the course’s syllabus promises to “mine your past for its juiciest ...
Yahoo

Opinion: As a Puerto Rican professor, I worked to help my class process a racist joke

Over the weekend, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe made disparaging remarks about Puerto Rico during a Trump rally in Madison Square Garden in New York City. He made a joke, and Puerto Rico was the butt of ...