Academic Life

Georgia State’s Accelerator Academy is inspiring 10 other institutions to help students pass key gateway courses they’ve previously failed or from which they’ve withdrawn. Initial success metrics suggest the solution is scalable, even beyond this group of universities.

An author discusses student-submitted activities faculty members have employed in class to promote active learning and participation.

To remove barriers to degree progress for students, Saint Xavier University removed developmental math courses and now places academically underprepared students in college-level courses with supplemental instruction.

Students use grades and knowledge gained to evaluate their success more than degree completion. How does that stack up against administrators’ definitions and how can colleges meet students where they are?

A University of Cincinnati at Clermont accounting professor shares how she wrote and published an OER textbook, saving students thousands of dollars each semester.

Students say they are hesitant to engage in discussions on complicated topics. Here are some ways colleges and universities are teaching them to participate confidently in constructive dialogues with their peers.

Leaders at Goucher College created a new course to help students struggling academically to engage in effective learning strategies and increase their cumulative GPAs.