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New COVID Guidance for Colleges Is Stricter Than CDC’s
In updated guidance released Wednesday, the American College Health Association recommended that students who test positive for COVID-19 not leave...
Report Examines Dual Enrollment Programs in 16 States
A new report released by the nonprofit Southern Regional Education Board looks at dual-enrollment programs across 16 states, breaking down...
U of Hawai‘i Extends Online Learning
The University of Hawai‘i has extended online learning another week, to Jan. 31, because of the spike in COVID-19 cases...
Are We Biased Against Government?
Trust in government is said to be at an all-time low. In today’s Academic Minute, American University’s Anna Amirkhanyan digs...
No Satisfaction on Student Ratings of Instruction
Students’ happiness with their grade, not instructional quality, is a major driver of the correlation between high grades and high student ratings of instruction, according to a new working paper. Interventions don’t quite work, either.
A Decades-Long ‘National Crisis,’ and A New Position
Compton College created a new position focused on the academic needs of Black and Latino men. Campus leaders believe they’re at the forefront of a new and long overdue trend.
New Programs: Nursing, Supply Chain Management, Natural Resources, Public Health, Marketing
Berkeley College is starting a master of science in nursing. Caldwell University is starting a bachelor of science in supply...
Opinion
Fire Mark Schlissel, but Don’t Troll Him
People deserve to know why he was dismissed, but sharing all the lovey-dovey emails serves no interest except our sadistic desire to feel superior, writes Jonathan Zimmerman.