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Early-Alert Systems Seen as Mixed Bag
Early-alert systems designed to catch struggling students are ubiquitous in higher ed, but not every institution is seeing desired results.
A TA Union Contract, 2 Years Later
Brandeis grad students win significant gains in a union contract, even if chances have dimmed for some of their counterparts as Trump administration has exerted influence on NLRB.
Opinion
What Students Say Is Good Teaching
Harry Brighouse shares instructional practices that undergraduates say they have rarely encountered and think should be more widely shared.
Opinion
Escaping Westworld
In the future, we won't be able to sidestep the ethical and policy issues linked to the use of technology, writes Lynn Pasquerella, so we must confront the question of how we best prepare students for it.
Record-Breaking Lecture
University of North Texas professor covered the complete history of Texas in 26 hours to set a record and raise money to support an archive on campus.
Opinion
Mapping the Academic Genome
Technology is enabling the rise of precision academics in higher education, writes Myk Garn, who describes the game-changing potential of mapping and coding the academic genome.
Opinion
A Woman’s Education: Remembering Jill Conway
Her legacy -- found in both her leadership of Smith College and her writings -- challenges all educators, writes Donal O’Shea.
Opinion
Change From the Ground Up
Ph.D. students need to develop more skills around teaching and working with data to assess student outcomes, argues Terri E. Givens.