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Diet of Great White Sharks

We’re celebrating a decade of the Academic Minute this week and next with one segment from each year. In this...

A Debate With No Winners

After the coach of the nationally acclaimed debate team at California State University, Fresno, was unexpectedly reassigned last fall, members of the team quit in protest. Coaches at other colleges and leaders of national debate organizations have come to his defense.

Diversity Work, Interrupted

Some institutions have begun to cancel diversity, equity and inclusion programs in response to a Trump order. Critics say the order is censorship.

New Programs: Engineering, Higher Education, Herbal Products, Architecture

Alvernia University is starting majors in electrical, industrial and mechanical engineering. Boston College is starting a part-time executive Ed.D. in...
Opinion

Virtual Learning Should and Can Be Hands-On

Alexis R. Abramson, an engineering dean, provides advice on how to replicate the experiential learning of labs, group projects and field research in virtual and hybrid classes.
Opinion

It's Time to Give Adjuncts More Professional Opportunities

With the precariousness of many positions due to COVID, departments should help adjuncts gain experience that will allow them to secure needed employment elsewhere, writes Eric Falwell.
Opinion

What Custodians Can Teach Colleges About Health and Safety

The exclusion of custodial workers from conversations about such topics reflects a broader culture of race- and class-based inequality, argues Calley Marotta.

COVID-19 Roundup: 25% of Campuses Test Widely

Two-thirds of colleges have no clear testing plan or test only "at-risk" students; Florida State's president tests positive; one campus shuts down and others shift to virtual learning.