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College Completion Rates Remain Stagnant

After years of incremental but steady growth, six-year completion rates have been at a standstill since 2020. Is pandemic hangover to blame, or something bigger?

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Columbia Chicago Faculty Strike Hits One-Month Mark

The uncommonly long walkout by part-time instructors at the arts-focused institution is roiling not just them but students and their full-time peers.

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Who’s the Boss of Virginia’s Public University Boards?

An opinion by the commonwealth’s attorney general on the responsibilities of public university trustees prompts a debate about whether Governor Glenn Youngkin believes they answer to him.

Penetrating the Blue Wall of Silence: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: James Scott, assistant professor in the department of criminal justice at Albertus Magnus College, explores...
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Opinion

Happy (?) First Birthday to ChatGPT

ChatGPT has introduced new tensions to professors’ dual roles as educators and assessors, Jeremy Davis writes.

A Professor Caught in the Middle on Israel-Hamas: Syllabus Podcast

This week’s episode of the Syllabus podcast, from the Office of Open Learning at American Jewish University and Inside Higher...

Reported for Rape at Fresno State, Then Earned Tenure at a Local College

An investigation by California State University, Fresno, found that the now president of the Academic Senate at Fresno City College...
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Academic Success Tip: Open Doors to Research in Students’ First Year

A long-running first-year undergraduate research initiative at the University of Missouri expands opportunities for students studying natural sciences to get engaged in hands-on learning earlier.