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3 Teaching Exercises for Mindfulness in the Classroom
Mindfulness can be an off-putting concept for some instructors, but it offers an opportunity to truly connect with students as they access knowledge and express their ideas, argues Irina Popescu.
Emory Public Health School Receives $100M Gift
The O. Wayne Rollins Foundation will give $100 million to Emory University’s school of public health—the largest gift the school...
Academic Minute: Varieties of Atheism in Science
Today on the Academic Minute: Elaine Howard Ecklund, professor of sociology at Rice University, explores how being a scientist doesn’t...
New Presidents or Provosts: Champlain College, Idaho State U, Long Beach CC District, Montclair State U, Ohio Northern U, Park U, Pennsylvania State U, Rio Salado College, U of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Melissa J. Baumann, provost and chief academic officer at Xavier University, in Ohio, has been chosen as president of Ohio...
Colleges Cope With IT Staff Flight in Wake of Pandemic
With information technology skills in high demand across industries, many colleges are finding they can’t hold on to talent.
Textbooks, Affordability and Equity of Access | Available On-Demand
Studies repeatedly find that the most common barriers to student success, particularly for those students attending community college, include the...
U of Iowa Sees Increase in COVID-19 Cases
The University of Iowa is seeing a steady increase in COVID-19 cases among students and employees, The Iowa City Press-Citizen...
Why Are Unions Suddenly Such a Hot Topic? Does It Matter?
Union membership has dropped in the U.S., but the pandemic is giving unions new life. In today’s Academic Minute, San...