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Embattled Reading Project at Teachers College Will ‘Dissolve’

Teachers College of Columbia University says it is “dissolving” its Reading and Writing Project after more than 40 years. The...

Florida System Set to Adopt Controversial Standardized Test

The State University System of Florida seems poised to accept the Classic Learning Test, a controversial alternative to the SAT...

Fairness First in Artificial Intelligence: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: John MacCormick, professor of computer science at Dickinson College, explores the thriving research field of...
Students of color on a college campus

Yale Reaches Agreement on Affirmative Action Case

Students for Fair Admissions dropped its lawsuit against the university after Yale agreed to make significant changes to its admissions policies.

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Who Wants to Lead a Presidential Search in Florida?

Political issues have derailed recent executive searches in the state, leaving some firms carefully weighing which searches to take on.

West Virginia University students protesting proposed faculty member layoffs and academic program cuts. One student holds a stick above the crowd, and another has a sign reading "Gee + BOG Need to GO."

WVU Faculty Overwhelmingly Votes No Confidence in Gee, Calls for Freeze in Cuts

West Virginia faculty members approved two resolutions Wednesday, condemning the university’s president along with the layoffs and cuts to academic programs that he has backed.

A group of happy-looking students wearing black and yellow-gold swag and gear pose on the University of Maryland Baltimore County campus, presumably for orientation.

Orientation for ‘Gen P’

New student orientation satisfaction rates fell early in the pandemic but they’re back up, according to Student Voice survey data. First-year experience leaders say it’s not business as usual: less is now more.

Two students sitting next to each other in class are writing. Their phones are not visible.

Student Wellness Tip: Support Tech Breaks, in Class and on Campus

Helping students to disconnect involves encouraging self-reflection on technology use, no-tech class activities and apps and phone settings that provide motivation for more no-mobile-device time.