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Colleges Balk at Federal Plan to Require Attendance Taking in Online Courses
The department says taking attendance will help ensure Title IV funds are used properly. Online-facing faculty said it will create a financial and time burden.
A Big Chunk of Professors Flunked U of Florida Post-Tenure Review
After the state required post-tenure reviews, roughly one-fifth of the UF professors evaluated in the first round were either found lacking, decided to leave or chose to give up research—and likely their tenure with it. At Florida State, by contrast, all professors passed muster.
Harris’s VP Pick Has Backed Free College, Big Investments in State Universities
The second-term governor and former high school teacher is known as someone who believes in the power of education.
Ep. 124: Voices of Student Success: Improving Upward Transfer Processes
Community college students make up 40 percent of enrollment in U.S. higher education, and 80 percent of those students want to go on to earn a bachelor’s degree. However, only around 16 percent of those students will be successful in transferring and completing a four-year degree within six years after transferring.
Drexel Reaches Agreement to End Civil Rights Investigation
How to Get Actionable AI Data at Your Institution
Chris Hausmann writes that colleges, divisions and departments need to be collecting their own data on students’ AI usage.
Blueprint for Climate Action Across Higher Ed
Colleges and universities are well positioned to tackle the effects of climate change from multiple angles, according to a new report from the Aspen Institute.
7.2M Americans Over 50 Hold Student Debt, New Report Shows
Urban Institute researchers say the financial burden not only puts a strain on the borrowers themselves but also the social welfare programs designed to be their safety net.