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New Push for a Shift in Promotion and Tenure
Should innovation and entrepreneurial achievement be considered as part of teaching, research and service?
Academic Minute: Infowhelm
Today on the Academic Minute, Heather Houser, associate professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin, explores how...
House Democrats Drop Canceling Student Loans
House Democratic leaders dropped the idea of canceling up to $10,000 in student debt for economically distressed borrowers in their...
Traditional Success Metrics Not Enough
Community colleges serve a diverse array of students who tend to need more supports outside the classroom. But the typical success measurements in higher education don't capture any of that.
An Especially Stressful Time for Dreamers
Survey of undocumented college students finds high level of anxiety around finances and the students' legal status.
Needed: A New Rehearsal Space for Democracy
General education represents the best and last chance for students to debate broad human problems, yet far too few institutions are giving them the opportunity, argue Andrew Delbanco and Jon Parrish Peede.
Opinion
Meeting the Instructional Challenge of Distance Education
Alexander Astin outlines some specific pedagogical practices that might enhance student involvement online and warns against a course content approach.
CDC Cites Rise in Young Adults With COVID-19
The number of young adults with COVID-19 rose by 55 percent from early August to early September, as most colleges...