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Unexpected Benefits of Projects in the Humanities: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Benefits of Project-Based Learning Week: Ryan Madan, associate professor of...
Changing the Needs Conversation: Taking the Shame out of Getting Something to Eat
Students with food insecurity often feel shame in seeking assistance, but taking three actions can help reduce and remove this feeling for students, write Jennifer A. King and Michelle Lambert of Kent State University.
Provosts on Gen AI, Tenure and Program Cuts: Key Podcast
Colleges and universities are undergoing intense pressure from a lot of angles—and their provosts are arguably at the epicenter of...
Harvard’s Largest Division Drops DEI Hiring Statements
Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), which houses 40 academic departments and more than 30 centers, is dropping...
Sonoma State Walks Back Ousted President’s Agreement With Protesters
Sonoma State University has released a new plan that appears to walk back several provisions of an agreement that former...
Graduation Speakers on Democracy, Free College and Being a “Weird Person”
From Ken Burns to children’s YouTuber Ms. Rachel, commencement speakers tapped into the hopes, fears and quirks of the class of 2024.
Geographer Maps Origins of ‘Publish or Perish’
The phrase “publish or perish” is the dictum of modern academic survival. It sums up what many researchers at universities...
‘Manufacturing Backlash’
To understand the right-wing legislative attacks on higher education, follow the money, Isaac Kamola writes.