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Could Confucius Institutes Return to U.S. Colleges?
Possibly, says a committee of college administrators and professors in a new report, which might open the door to the Department of Defense lifting a prohibition on funding colleges and universities that host an institute.
Hamline Faculty Calls on President to Step Down
Hamline University’s full-time faculty members voted 71 to 12 on Monday to call for the resignation of President Fayneese Miller...
The Ethics of Brain-Computer Interfacing
Ethics can be an important part of emerging technology. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Washington’s Nancy Jecker discusses...
YouTube-iversity
Arizona State University will soon offer credit-bearing courses that begin on YouTube. Is the behemoth online video-sharing website the missing ingredient in engaging more learners on the margins?
Faculty Gender Imbalances Yield Biased Student Ratings
Another study adds to the litany of concerns about student evaluations of faculty teaching. It says men and women are both at risk from bias in gender-lopsided departments, but women more so.
The Ethics of Brain-Computer Interfacing: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Nancy Jecker, professor in the department of bioethics and humanities at the University of Washington...
What Makes a Student Withdraw?
A new study from Penn State sheds light on what compels a college student receiving mental health care to stop out. How can counselors use this information to promote student success?
College Physical Education Requirements Continue to Decline
About 32 percent of U.S. colleges and universities require students to take some sort of physical education course to graduate—down...