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The Problems With Academic Probation
Research shows students placed on probation are less likely to be retained. Colleges should consider strategies for mitigating or avoiding the negative effects, Nicholas A. Bowman argues.
Antislavery Thought in the British Empire: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Lewis Eliot, assistant professor of history at the University of Oklahoma, explores the history of...
A ‘Smooth Return to College’
LaGuardia Community College hopes to lure adult learners back to campus by giving them credits for skills learned outside higher ed.
4 West Virginia Fraternities Make Trouble
West Virginia University suspended one fraternity for hazing and sanctioned three others after violations to the student conduct code, the...
Updating Faculty Evaluation for the Better
A new report from the TIAA Institute says that faculty appointment and evaluation systems at many institutions rely on outdated...
John Jay Students Rally to Cancel Opera by White Librettist
Students at John Jay College are lobbying to cancel a production of Emmett Till, A New American Opera, scheduled to...
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Helping Students Overcome Presentation Anxiety
Traci Levy describes how recasting the format into a more manageable setup may ease student stress and nervousness as well as foster their education and skills.
A State Flag and the Violent History of Colonization
Symbols of the past that reflect negative historical traits are found beyond the South. In today’s Academic Minute, the University...