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Rethinking Responding to Student Writing
New book argues that students respond more effectively to peers’ writing than professors do and that they’re skilled at self-assessment, too. Still, professors can lay the groundwork for this feedback through scripts and other scaffolding.
Trust the Process: Helping Students Overcome Imposter Syndrome
Faculty and staff members who interact with students can take five actions to help those with self-doubt and other struggles that may impact completion of a degree, writes David Stoddard.
How Grading Veered 'Off the Mark'
A new book by two education professors explores why assessment became so fraught and what we can do to restore its original purpose: helping students learn.
Water as a Weapon: Academic Minute
Success Program Launch: Tech Students Stay Local With Career Exploration
Information science and technology students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha participate in a four-year, tiered experiential learning program to expose them to workforce opportunities in the state.
WSJ Report Finds Sharp Spending Increase at Flagships
Arizona Universities Won’t Require DEI Statements in Hiring
The Slow, Then Sudden Downfall of a University Leader
The dishonesty of Kathy Banks related to a failed hire ultimately ended her presidency at Texas A&M. But tensions over her leadership had simmered for nearly two years.