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Study: College Reopenings Increased Community COVID-19 Cases
A new peer-reviewed study published Monday found that when colleges that went online during the coronavirus pandemic reopened in the...
Hand Signals Improve Zoom Meetings
Students who use a set of gestures in video gatherings feel closer to their classmates and believe they learn more than students who don’t, a new study suggests. Using emojis doesn’t deliver the same benefits.
Tenure Awarded at… Harford CC, U of Hawai‘i at West Oʻahu
Harford Community College Claudia Brown, mass communications John Donahue, sociology Ben Fisler, theater and performing arts Regina Johnson, English Cynthia...
Furor Over Mascot at U of South Carolina
Sir Big Spur is the name of the rooster who has attended University of South Carolina athletics events since 1999...
Leafy Greens and Heart Disease
Eat your leafy greens. In today’s Academic Minute, Edith Cowan University’s Catherine Bondonno discusses the link between staying healthy and...
Teacher Education Programs Desperately Seek Students
Education colleges and teacher preparation programs are creating new incentives to lure students, hoping to reverse years of enrollment declines and fill classroom vacancies.
Fall’s Mask Mandate Outlook
COVID-19 masking policies for fall are all over the place. Disability advocates worry about what it all means for diversity and inclusion, though U of Pittsburgh has negotiated a new way to accommodate high-risk faculty members.
White Minority in the Midwest
Highly competitive private colleges follow public colleges in California and private colleges in the Northeast with classes in which white Americans are a minority.