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Harvard Faculty Forms Group on Academic Freedom

Fifty faculty members at Harvard University have created the Council on Academic Freedom at Harvard. In an op-ed in The...
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Where Faculty Sit Is Where They Stand

Views on vertical transfer from community and bachelor’s college faculty.

The End of American Academic Leadership: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: William C. Kirby, T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and Spangler...
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Increasing Class Lengths… by 5 Minutes

The University of Delaware is increasing class lengths by five minutes to meet what its Faculty Senate said were federal minimum standards.

Students gather to protest anti-trans speaker Ian Haworth in the University of Albany's Campus Center; one holds a sign reading "transphobes, 0, trans people, 1."

Shouting Down Speakers Who Offend

Over the course of a month, students on several college campuses shut down speakers they disagreed with. Why is it so hard to forge a consensus on what protecting free speech really means?

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Australia Recovers With Foreign Students, but Not Domestic

A strong labor market and the rising cost of living are driving down domestic enrollments in Australia.

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How Students Feel About Grading

Student Voice survey data reveal five key differences in the ways students think about grades—as well as room for improvement in how professors assign grades and even design courses.

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How Can Online College Be Both ‘Promising’ and ‘Predatory’?

As with health news about chocolate or wine, higher ed news about online college can seem contradictory. Some researchers say it’s time to retire one-word descriptors.