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A Matter of (Teaching) Style: Active Learning and Student Identities
In the recent Student Voice survey, students cite teaching style as a major barrier to their academic success. Research points to active learning as a solution, but experts on pedagogy and identity offer some major caveats for professors looking to mix up their instructional approaches.
Gender and Warfare in the Middle Ages: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Marilynn Desmond, distinguished research professor at Binghamton University, uses the example of Christine de Pizan...
U.S., Other Countries Issue Statement Supporting Academic Freedom
The United States and about 70 other countries issued a joint statement Wednesday supporting academic freedom. “Academic freedom is key...
The King’s College Hit With Show Cause Order
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education has issued a show cause order to the King’s College in New York...
Germanna Community College President Charged With DUI
Germanna Community College president Janet Gullickson has been charged with driving under the influence and reckless driving and was arrested...
DeSantis Pitching GOP Lawmaker on Florida Atlantic Presidency
Could a Republican politician soon be taking the helm of another Florida university? Florida representative Randy Fine said recently that...
New Presidents or Provosts: Fayetteville Technical CC, Malone U, St. Olaf College, Utica U, Warren Wilson College
Damián J. Fernández, president of Eckerd College, in Florida, has been named president of Warren Wilson College, in North Carolina...
U of California Proposes Guaranteed Transfer Plan
The University of California has proposed, for the first time, a guaranteed admission plan for all qualified community college students...