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Why I Require Office Hours Visits
The policy has significant benefits for both the instructor and the students, who appreciate being incentivized to do something that actually helps them, writes Zachary Nowak.
Barriers to Jobs Even When Not Behind Bars
Tens of thousands of legal restrictions limit job options for formerly incarcerated students who got college degrees and certificates in hopes of gaining a new lease on life.
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How to Help Students Develop ‘Mental Immunity’
Colleges should educate students about toxic stress, the lasting effects of the pandemic and how to ameliorate the impact of those experiences on their learning, Mays Imad and her students write.
U of Alabama Sorority Expels Member for Racist Text
A University of Alabama sorority stripped its president of her title and expelled another member after a racist text in...
New Programs: Neurodiversity at Work, Fundraising Leadership, Teaching and Learning
Saint Joseph’s University, in Pennsylvania, is starting a minor in neurodiversity at work. Texas A&M University is starting a certificate...
Academic Minute: Renewable Assignments, Wikipedia and Metaliteracy
Today on the Academic Minute: Trudi Jacobson, Distinguished Librarian at the University at Albany, discusses one way Wikipedia can be...
Increased Demand, Limited Capacity
More eligible Californians are applying to University of California and California State University campuses, but a new report says underrepresented students still struggle to gain access to the institutions.
Groups Urge Colleges to Abandon Legacy Admissions
Twenty education groups are today issuing an open letter to college presidents and boards urging them to abandon legacy admissions...