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6 Guidelines to Give New Parents
At orientation and in other communication, higher ed administrators should get strategic and creative about messaging so that parents can remember key takeaways and receive more detailed information as time goes on, writes Philip A. Glotzbach, a president emeritus.
How to Get Actionable AI Data at Your Institution
Chris Hausmann writes that colleges, divisions and departments need to be collecting their own data on students’ AI usage.
Assessing the ACT Changes
Changes to the ACT raise questions about the choice to make the test shorter, easier and less time-pressured.
The Politicized Governing Board
The transformation of one public university’s governing board is an alarming instance of increasing political interference in higher ed, Tim Gibson, Bethany Letiecq and James Finkelstein write.
Scientists Owe Taxpayers Comprehensible Science
Funding agencies should require publication of plain-language summaries, Amanda N. Weiss writes.
How to Better Justify Intercollegiate Athletics
Lou Matz writes that colleges should consider a competitive sports major akin to majors in dance and music.
Rethinking Student Engagement
Students have changed, and instructors should reconsider their assumptions about what engagement means, Mary C. Kern and Terri R. Kurtzberg write.
Survivability Is Not Sustainability
The existential question of institutional survivability may mask more important questions about sustainability and mission, Mark La Branche writes.