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Reading ‘Lolita’ as a Sentencing Memorandum
Classic novels can carry many meanings. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Miami’s Christina M. Frohock explores one. Frohock...
Texas Governor Warns Against DEI in Hiring Practices
Texas governor Greg Abbott is taking aim at diversity, equity and inclusion practices in hiring. The move comes shortly after Florida announced reforms to defund DEI efforts.
Beyond the Monograph
Textbooks, op-eds, museum exhibitions, public lectures, congressional testimony, podcasts, historical gaming—the American Historical Association wants departments to consider more as historical scholarship.
Play That Funky Music: The Case for Music in the College Classroom
Some professors play music for students at the beginning of class or incorporate it into lessons. Here are three ways educators have found it helps students.
Student Success Training: Boosting Knowledge to Meet Complex Student Needs
Florida State University offers a practical, research-based professional certification course on trauma-informed policies and resistance, increasingly seen as integral to student success.
House Education Committee Ready to Tackle Short-Term Pell
The first hearing of the new House Committee on Education and the Workforce featured talk about the return on investment of a college education, expanding the Pell Grant to cover short-term programs and the need to provide more access to postsecondary programs.
Rice University to Move Founder’s Statue
As part of a larger redesign of its central Academic Quadrangle, Rice University will move a statue of its founder...
Vice Chancellor to Step Down After Less Than a Year
After less than eight months on the job, University of Tennessee vice chancellor Carrie Castille is leaving her position as...