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Beyond Gatekeepers
Especially if trained to do so, we faculty members should shift our mind-sets and become much more a part of students’ network of mental health care, writes Krista Speicher Sarraf.
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Making Recommendation Letters Even More Meaningless
Rebecca Vidra knew recommendation letters as a recipient of them, but not as the mother of an applicant.
To Thank or Not to Thank: Students in Divestment Fight
Experts say crediting students for their climate advocacy is wise. But institutions tend to minimize the role campus activists may have played in helping them decide to divest from fossil fuels.
It’s Not Over Till It’s Over
Advocates for tuition-free community college were disappointed by President Biden’s announcement that it won’t be a part of the Build Back Better Act. But they aren’t giving up yet -- or anytime soon.
Academic Minute: What Influences Immigration Judges
Today on the Academic Minute: Daniel Braaten, associate professor of political science at Texas Lutheran University, examines what influences immigration...
No-Confidence Vote at Cornerstone, Prior to Inauguration
The faculty at Cornerstone University, a Christian university in Michigan, voted no confidence in President Gerson Moreno-Riaño on Thursday, the...
Ep. 59: Reshaping the Federal Role in Higher Ed
The Biden administration has promised once-in-a-generation investments and changes in higher education. Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives this...
Hypertension Medications to Help Ward Off Memory Loss
Warding off high blood pressure now could pay off later in life. In today's Academic Minute, part of University of...