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Fostering Failure in STEM
Failure can be an important learning tool. In today's Academic Minute, part of Binghamton University Week, Amber Simpson examines failure...
UNC Takes Day Off to Mourn Student Suicides
The Chapel Hill chancellor declared Tuesday a “wellness day” following the deaths of two students. But some say the administration must do more to improve mental health on campus.
Admissions Workers Vote to Unionize
Student workers in Hamilton College’s admissions office win bid for collective bargaining. The union is the first of its kind.
Tenure Changes Ahead
The Board of Regents for all 26 University System of Georgia institutions says it wants to make posttenure review better, but professors say it’s really weakening tenure by subverting due process.
A Frugal Veto at a Time of Abundance
California governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill to extend access to the state’s financial aid program to about 160,000 more college students. The governor cited the high costs of the measure, which was widely supported by state lawmakers.
Opinion
Another Trip Down Memoir Lane
Marc Muneal shares insights he has gained from assigning and partaking in acts of reflective writing with new classes of students during the pandemic.
Half of All College Students Take Online Courses
New federal data show a significantly higher proportion of college learners took at least one course online than previously thought.
The Imperative to Support Muslim Students
Two decades after Sept. 11, we’re still letting them down, Kevin Singer writes.