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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...
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.
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?
Bethune-Cookman Students Protest Campus Conditions
Hundreds of students at Bethune-Cookman University gathered on campus Monday afternoon to protest what they said were unlivable conditions in...
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...
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...
U of Minnesota President Quits Controversial Board Seat
University of Minnesota president Joan Gabel on Monday resigned her position on the Securian Financial Board of Directors, citing weeks...
Friend or Foe?
To determine what materials to allow students to bring to exams, Nancy S. Schorschinsky conducted her own experiments and discovered some insightful results.