Biography
Dr. Emily Pitts Donahoe is the associate director of instructional support at the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and Lecturer in Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Mississippi. At UM, she works with instructors across disciplines to develop equitable and evidence-based pedagogies that support all students, especially those who have been historically marginalized in higher education.
Dr. Donahoe is the author of a blog and Substack newsletter called Unmaking the Grade, which chronicles her experiences with alternative grading practices. It has been featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education teaching newsletter, the Inside Higher Ed blog of noted author John Warner, and the popular podcast Tea for Teaching. As a result of her public work on grading, she was invited to serve on the organizing committee of The Grading Conference.
Her forthcoming book, tentatively titled Collaborative Grading: A Practical Guide, will provide a step-by-step guide to designing and teaching a collaboratively graded course. It is under contract with the University of Oklahoma Press’s prominent Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed Series.
