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High School Students Are Uncertain About College
They are worried about cost, but that’s not all.
Belmont Students Protest Lack of COVID-19 Protocols
Students at Belmont University, in Tennessee, are protesting a failure of the university to adopt strict COVID-19 protocols, WKRN News...
Preparing Today’s College Students for the Real World
Higher education costs more than ever, but are students leaving institutions prepared for the workforce? In today's Academic Minute, Mount...
Compromising on Diversity?
Iowa State’s Faculty Senate approved a compromise on a diversity requirement to comply with a new state law against the teaching of “divisive concepts.” Some say it’s time to move forward, but other professors say this is no victory.
An Enrollment Surge, a Decline in Quality—and a Sharp Rebuke
Eastern Gateway Community College offered free courses to union members, and enrollment skyrocketed. But the institution’s accreditor put the college on probation, saying the rapid growth hurt the education offered.
Academic Minute: Preparing College Students for the World
Today on the Academic Minute: Anthony Scardillo, assistant professor of marketing at Mount Saint Mary College, explores whether students are...
Stanford to Be Test Optional Another Year
For both this year and next, Stanford University will be test optional. “For both the current 2021–22 admission cycle and...
Resisting the Panopticon
It’s fine for faculty to choose to record lectures for students, but systems more or less foisted on them from the top down pose serious threats to academic freedom, argues Michael Schwalbe.