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Academic Minute: Sacred Pregnancy in the Age of the ‘Nones’
Today on the Academic Minute: Ann Duncan, associate professor of American studies and religion at Goucher College, determines nonreligious people...
Opinion
We Must Name Systemic Changes in Support of DEI
It is time to not just say the system in academe is inequitable but also to start putting our finger on the particular pieces that require a reset, write Beth Mitchneck and Jessi L. Smith.
New Presidents or Provosts: American International College, Delta College, Georgia State U, Kean U, Montclair State U, Salem Academy and College, Syracuse U, Temple U, U of Cincinnati
David S. Birdsell, dean of the Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College of the...
Students Support Mask, Vaccine Mandates -- but Not Parties
Two new polls find students overwhelmingly support vaccine and mask mandates at their institutions and are hesitant about returning to normal college life.
Consumers Value Effort Over Ease in Caregiving
Caregiving is never easy. In today's Academic Minute, Texas A&M University's Ximena Garcia-Rada determines that products to ease the burden...
Transition Amid Grief
After their presidents died unexpectedly, Converse University and Saint Augustine’s University had to quickly install new leadership. Succession plans for such tragedies have become high priorities for college and university boards in the wake of the pandemic.
Fee-Free College Applications Gain Popularity
More colleges embrace the idea, but some worry about the lost revenue.
Intent to Hire
Ohio State University’s education program is taking a “grow-your-own” approach to faculty diversity, training postdocs to become tenure-track professors -- in the college.