Anything that delays grades creates issues.
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Chapel Hill students are being harassed by a white nationalist online commentator with ties to the alleged Pittsburgh synagogue shooter.
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Under pressure to close funding and enrollment gaps, a small, private liberal arts institution in New Jersey expands academic offerings, then proposes cutting noninstructional budgets -- will Drew's strategy work?
Community Colleges
An investigation into a Texas community college found that administrators improperly changed nursing students' grades from failing to passing.
Books and Publishing
In her book, Susan Harlan imagines sitting down with literature's favorite characters to learn more about their interior decorating sense.
Global
President of Peking University replaced by Communist Party official, alarming many academics.
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The University of California, Los Angeles, is right to do so, argues Carmen Mitchell, and other institutions would be smart to follow suit.
Career Advice
Michael T. Marsden offers lessons that he's learned serving at liberal arts colleges for close to two decades.
Based on her recent experience at a major public university, Elizabeth H. Simmons reflects on the surprises new chief academic officers may encounter in their first year.
Although SEC athletic accomplishments tend to garner the national spotlight, the conference is also busy creating unique initiatives to champion the academic achievements of its 14 member universities.
Blogs
Just Visiting
November 15, 2018
In my experience as editor of a cultishly popular humor website, seeking diversity was a key to improving quality.
Conversations on Diversity
November 15, 2018
The Trump story offers racism and sexism to white rural working class men. What might a progressive story offer?
Technology and Learning
November 14, 2018
A good book with a terrible title.
GradHacker
November 14, 2018
Figuring out what stays and what goes in your CV, resume, and/or biographies.
Online: Trending Now
November 14, 2018
Google has dominated search for 20 years. But results today are far too often tainted with information that is incomplete, misleading or false. MIT aims to address that problem with the knowledge graph Underlay.
The World View
November 13, 2018
The need to attract international students and talent is particularly pressing in Japan where the birthrate is among the lowest in the world, leading to a shrinking youth population and demographic decline.
Library Babel Fish
November 12, 2018
Bruce Schneier has some recommendations for making the internet more resilient and secure.
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