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How Students Define Their Success and What That Means for Administrators

Students use grades and knowledge gained to evaluate their success more than degree completion. How does that stack up against administrators’ definitions and how can colleges meet students where they are?

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Scrutiny Mounts Over Idaho-Phoenix Deal

Legislative scrutiny of the University of Idaho's plan to buy the for-profit University of Phoenix has ramped up recently as key deadlines for the acquisition near.

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Opinion

With Confidence in Higher Ed Plummeting, Colleges Must Recommit to Teaching

The best way to rebuild confidence in higher ed is to focus on teaching, Holden Thorp and Buck Goldstein write.

‘Nature’ Investigation Examines How Research Fraud Case Unfolded

An investigation by the journal Nature into the retraction last year of major research findings by a physicist at the...
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Opinion

Let’s Have Better Debates About Standardized Tests

Ben Paris argues that test critics downplay the disadvantages of test-optional policies.

How to Make Jeopardy! Work for Your Career: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Daniel Newton, assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College...

Universities Expect to Use More Tech in Future Classrooms—but Don’t Know How

University administrators see the need to implement education technology in their classrooms but are at a loss regarding how to...
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Student Wellness Tip: Promote Psychological Resilience

Students in crisis are less likely to perform well in their academics, but teaching self-regulation practices can help a student soothe their mind and take on challenges during the day.