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Study: The Role of Autonomy in Student Motivation
A study from Carnegie Mellon University finds students with more autonomy in their academic choices have better attendance and improved academic performance.
Conservative Professor Settles With Community College District for $2.4M
The Kern Community College District will pay former Bakersfield College professor Matthew Garrett $2.4 million under a recent settlement agreement...
In Reversal, Georgia Will Fund AP African American Studies
Education officials in Georgia announced last week that the state would approve funding for Advanced Placement African American Studies courses...
Purdue President Critiques New Indiana Diplomas
Proposed changes to Indiana’s high school graduation requirements won’t meet Purdue University’s standards for admission, President Mung Chiang wrote in...
Judge Orders UCLA to Develop Plan to Protect Jewish Students
The University of California, Los Angeles, has been ordered by a federal judge to create a plan to ensure Jewish...
Rethinking Student Engagement
Students have changed, and instructors should reconsider their assumptions about what engagement means, Mary C. Kern and Terri R. Kurtzberg write.
Alabama Judge Allows New Title IX Rule to Move Forward in 4 States
A federal judge shot down an effort Tuesday from four Southern states to immediately block the Biden administration’s new Title...
Survey Finds Most Professors Are Comfortable Teaching Sensitive Topics
A snapshot of academic freedom perceptions in a tumultuous academic year yields results that may surprise higher education observers. But demographic breakdowns might provide a more complex picture.