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Academic Minute: Goal Setting and Resolutions
Today on the Academic Minute: Joanne M. Dickson, associate professor of psychology at Edith Cowan University, explores how to set...
First Came the Stunt, Then the Suspension
Part performance, part protest, a professor’s video got him suspended from Ferris State University. He didn’t want to teach in person in the first place due to COVID-19, and he says he’s retiring. His union says the suspension is an attack on academic freedom.
Capital Campaign Watch: Bluefield, UNC Chapel Hill
Bluefield University, in Virginia, has raised more than $18 million in a campaign that started in 2017. The goal was...
Supreme Court Blocks OSHA Vaccine Mandate
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked an Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule mandating that large employers require employees get...
Iowa Becomes Test Optional in Public University Admissions
The Iowa Board of Regents voted this week to become test optional in admissions at the state’s three public universities...
Louisville Backs Off Punishing Online Teaching
The University of Louisville has backed away from a policy of saying it will punish professors who teach online rather...
Preventing Morphine Addiction and Curbing the Opioid Epidemic
The opioid epidemic has been overshadowed by the pandemic but is still ongoing. In today’s Academic Minute, Oliver Civelli of...
Sticking With In-Person Classes as COVID Spikes
Successful mitigation measures allow colleges to bring students back to campus, even as COVID-19 cases are taking off. Strategies vary by campus, with some efforts limited by governing boards.