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Student Success Coaching Aids First-Year Retention
Kansas Wesleyan’s Student Success Coaching pairs first-year students with a staff coach, giving them tools for success for their academic careers.
FIRE Asks Bluefield State President to Retract ‘Retaliatory’ Statement
A free speech organization is excoriating Bluefield State University’s president, who on his blog discussed possibly firing faculty members who...
Jackson State U President Placed on Leave
Thomas Hudson, president of Jackson State University, was placed on administrative leave with pay Thursday by Mississippi’s Board of Trustees...
Citizens' Perceptions of Government Responses to COVID-19
Lockdowns during COVID-19 have been handled differently by governments around the world. In today’s Academic Minute, American University’s Anna Amirkhanyan...
Under Fire and Underfunded
A comptroller’s report outlines a lack of planning and poor decisions by Tennessee State University and calls for new leadership. The institution’s supporters blame decades of state underfunding for the problems.
Microcredentials Confuse Employers, Colleges and Learners
Three recent studies highlight confusion about alternative credentials. But all parties seek quality, verifiable, bite-size, low-priced online offerings targeting specific industries.
Opinion
Reclaiming Subjectivity: A Report to an Academy
Philip Weinstein considers what STEM can’t teach us—and literature can.
Mass. Governor Seeks Free Community College for 25 and Up
Massachusetts governor Maura Healey, a Democrat, has proposed to make community college free for all Massachusetts residents 25 and older...