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Approaching the Academic Year With Apprehension
After divisive protests roiled campuses last spring, Gary Gilbert asks if—and how—this fall can be better.
Funding Student Success: Student Journalists Help Local ‘News Deserts’
The Center for Community News at the University of Vermont, which evolved to become a national resource, is expanding further, thanks to $7 million in recent donations.
Success Program Launch: A Call Center for a Culture of Care
Victor Valley College in California launched a one-stop hotline for students, parents and others to get questions answered about the institution. The intervention helps people get connected to the college faster and supports students’ feelings of belonging.
UNC Wilmington Eliminates DEI Office
Appeals Court Blocks Biden’s Loan Repayment Plan, Again
Inside an HBCU’s Big Endowment Push
North Carolina A&T State University achieved the largest endowment of any public HBCU—no simple feat given some of the challenges HBCUs face in growing these funds.
AAUP Ends Two-Decade Opposition to Academic Boycotts
In 2005, the American Association of University Professors spoke out against this form of protest amid calls for scholars to spurn Israeli institutions. Now, the group says boycotts “can be considered legitimate tactical responses.”
Are Students College-Ready, or Are Colleges Student-Ready?
As pandemic-related learning issues become more prominent among incoming students, institutions of higher education can consider how structural barriers impact student success.