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Commitment to Diversity at the University of South Florida
The university's former president disputes an article's "mischaracterization" of his efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion.
Plan to Reduce Faculty Workload Delayed Indefinitely
A plan to reduce faculty workloads at Metropolitan State University of Denver, which had been expected to take effect in...
Psychological Impact of Smartphones in the College Classroom
Smartphones are everywhere, including the classroom. In today’s Academic Minute, New York Institute of Technology’s Melissa Huey examines how they...
Temple Demands Strikers Pay for Tuition, Health Care
The university has ended striking graduate student workers’ health coverage and, in what the AFT calls an “unprecedented” move, is demanding they pay tuition, too. Temple says over 80 percent of the local union members aren’t striking.
‘Procrastination-Friendly’ Academe Needs More Deadlines
Some faculty members believe eliminating deadlines optimizes flexibility for students. But cognitive psychology research suggests that students fare better academically and personally under numerous short-term deadlines.
How Smartphones Affect Classroom Psychology: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Melissa Huey, assistant professor of behavioral sciences at New York Institute of Technology, explores the...
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Evergreen With Envy
Scott McLemee reviews Robert A. Schneider’s The Return of Resentment: The Rise and Decline and Rise Again of a Political Emotion.
Cooper Union Reinstates Student Show It Barred
The Cooper Union reinstated a student show that it initially barred for fears it would offend Ukrainians in the neighborhood...