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Texas A&M Faculty: Shared Governance Isn't Working
The Faculty Senate at Texas A&M University approved a resolution this week that said “shared governance is no longer functioning...
When Therapy Harms
Mental health has been on our minds, but how should we seek help? In today's Academic Minute, the University of...
Company Steps in to Ease Transfer-Credit Friction
Outlier creates a network of institutions to try to fix a broken system of transfer credit. Experts applaud the company's efforts, but its for-profit nature may limit acceptance by some institutions.
A Best-Selling Textbook Is Now Free
A popular chemistry book's jump from a publishing titan to an OER pioneer could be pivotal for the open access movement. For the author, it's also a fitting tribute to his late son.
Groups Want Investigation of Fake University Created by Federal Government
The University of Farmington was created by the U.S. government to expose international student visa fraud. Civil rights activists from 40 groups are calling on the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security to investigate.
'Turning Down the Heat' on Campus Conversations
A new report from the Constructive Dialogue Institute, which was founded in 2017 by scholars Jonathan Haidt and Caroline Mehl...
Opinion
A Real Faculty Apprenticeship
A federally registered apprenticeship program would address supply-side job market problems and protect investments graduate students make in their careers, Dan Jacoby writes.
Drexel Offers Discount to Community College Grads
Drexel University, a private four-year institution in Philadelphia, plans to give community college graduates from Pennsylvania and New Jersey a...