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Florida System Adopts the Classic Learning Test

The State University System of Florida’s Board of Governors voted to accept the SAT alternative in state Republicans’ latest rebuke of academic norms.

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Opinion

The Beating Heart of Gen Ed

Critical thinking skills should be placed at the center of general education programs, Louis E. Newman writes.

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Allergen Program Provides Comfort and Confidence in Dining

Duke University’s “Ask Me” allergen program trains dining staff to serve as allergen experts, creating a safer environment for students with food allergies.

Distance Doctoral Students ‘Invisible’ to Universities

People were studying remotely for higher degrees long before COVID, researchers say, and universities should pay them more attention.

College Closures Drive Expansion of Bard Prison Program

Bard College is expanding its program for incarcerated students with a new enrollment and transfer initiative prompted by the recent...

Embattled Reading Project at Teachers College Will ‘Dissolve’

Teachers College of Columbia University says it is “dissolving” its Reading and Writing Project after more than 40 years. The...

Florida System Set to Adopt Controversial Standardized Test

The State University System of Florida seems poised to accept the Classic Learning Test, a controversial alternative to the SAT...
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Connecting On-Campus Work to Life Skills

To further connections between curricular and experiential learning, the University of Iowa created a program to hold regular conversations between student employees and their on-campus supervisors, deepening their on-the-job learning and relationships on campus.