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Student Success Champion: Q&A With Diane Chase, University of Houston
As the new chief academic officer for both a system and its flagship university, Chase explains why student success is so meaningful, both personally and as an institutional investment.
Many Students Encounter Difficulty Observing Jewish Holidays
A new report by the American Jewish Committee, an advocacy organization, found that more than a quarter of current and...
UMaine Farmington May Significantly Cut Adjuncts
The University of Maine at Farmington is looking to “eliminate most” of its more than two dozen adjunct faculty members...
Neuroscience’s Lessons on Creativity and Law: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Mark Bartholomew, professor of law at the University at Buffalo School of Law, explains what...
Harvard Medical School Receives $75 Million Gift
Swiss biotech executive and philanthropist Ernesto Bertarelli has pledged $75 million to Harvard Medical School to advance scientific discovery and...
Opinion
Lessons From a 2-Week Interim Course
It can be way more than a blow-off class or a rush through the curriculum, writes Christopher Schaberg.
Opinion
What Are Chapel Hill Faculty Afraid Of?
The UNC Chapel Hill board is doing its job—and a good one at that—in proposing a new School of Civic Life and Leadership, Michael Poliakoff writes.
Fighting Racism in STEMM
A new National Academies report recommends systemic changes to confront racism in science, technology, engineering, math and medicine disciplines.