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Why I Enrolled in Developmental Math
Ashley Flood writes of enrolling in a developmental math course and convening a study group to help students who had failed before find success.
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Deficiency Mind-Set Bedevils Developmental Math
Colleges should design pathways to meet students’ different preparation levels and goals rather than foist algebra on everyone in the name of numeracy, Ben Weng writes.
Edward Waters U Shuts Down Faculty Union
Edward Waters University, a historically Black university in Florida, has ended recognition of its faculty union, The Tributary reported. The...
Is Nonprofit Overhead a Need or Greed?
Nonprofit organizations can struggle with spending issues in myriad ways. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Kansas’ Hala Altamimi...
Pushed Out
U of Texas Southwestern Medical Center settled a long-running lawsuit from a professor who alleged discrimination on the basis of age and sex. What does the case say about conditions for older female academics?
Nonprofit Overhead: Need or Greed? Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Hala Altamimi, assistant professor in the School of Public Affairs and Administration at the University...
A Campaign Fosters Faster Route to Degrees
A scholar at Camden County College used her dissertation as an opportunity to get more students to take more credits and graduate faster. The approach, a “15 to Finish” campaign, has fans and critics.
‘Paying for College Transparency Initiative’ Launched
The leaders of 10 national higher education associations have launched the Paying for College Transparency Initiative. Many colleges use substantially...