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Starting Off Right With the Syllabus
We can create more engaging and inspiring ways to begin a class, write Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis, who provide some concrete ideas for how to do so.
New Presidents or Provosts: Brock U, Endicott College, Gavilan CC District, Huston-Tillotson U, Northwestern U
Pedro Avila, vice president for student services at Santa Rosa Junior College, in California, has been named superintendent/president of the...
Today Is the Day
President Biden is expected to cancel $10,000 of federal student loan debt per borrower, and extend the pause on loan payments. Loan servicers say they’ve been left in the dark and warn of a big mess that could trigger confusion among borrowers.
The Paradox of Blaming Evil: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Elise Springer, associate professor of philosophy at Wesleyan University, explains why the word “evil” doesn’t...
Harvard May No Longer Be the Wealthiest University
Harvard University may lose the title of the nation’s wealthiest university, Bloomberg reported. The potential new wealthiest university is the...
Is an Embryo A Person? A Medieval View
The abortion rights debate will go into the future, but it started long ago. In today’s Academic Minute, Binghamton University’s...
School Starts With a Strike at American University
Unionized staff at the D.C. university went on strike Monday after contract negotiations reached an impasse. Strikers say stagnant wages have made retention difficult and living in the city infeasible.
Backlash to Dr. Leana Wen Talk on Backlash
Members object to American Public Health Association’s speaker invite to Dr. Leana Wen, revealing deep divisions in the field over the COVID-19 response.