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Dual Enrollment Pays Off
Getting a jumpstart on college courses can pay off for high school students. In today's Academic Minute, Georgia Gwinnett College's...
Poll Finds the Public Doesn’t Favor Affirmative Action
Pew poll of American adults finds 74 percent think race and ethnicity should not be considered in admissions decisions. For gender, 82 percent think it shouldn’t be considered.
Opinion
Helping Prospective Students See Themselves on Campus
With some students not able to make it to campus for an in-person tour, colleges must ensure their virtual tours offer a clear sense of what the campus is like, says Mary Kreta of the University of Montana.
Blame the Deans
Law firm says former dean of education left out data that would bring down University of Southern California’s score from 2013 to 2020, and the current dean did so in 2021, before coming clean to the provost.
New Threats to Tenure and Faculty Speech
Serious changes to faculty speech and tenure rights went under the radar in Mississippi until they were passed. Now that the secret’s out, faculty advocates are pushing back—including by raising concerns about constitutionality.
The Name Game
Some community colleges have dropped the word “community” from their names as institutions re-envision their academic offerings and try to avoid negative stereotypes.
Dual Enrollment Pays Off: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Wes Routon, associate professor of economics and quantitative analysis at Georgia Gwinnett College, explains why...
Gallaudet Moves Classes and Finals Online
Gallaudet University has moved the remaining classes this semester, as well as final exams, online, The Washington Post reported. Students...