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As it becomes increasingly evident that getting a student to visit campus is one of the best ways to convince them to enroll, colleges are overhauling their tours.
Ahead of Fiscal Year End, NSF Over a Billion Behind, IES to Award Funds
As the fiscal year’s end looms Sept. 30, the National Science Foundation has awarded significantly fewer grants than usual, and a judge has ordered an update from the Institute of Education Sciences on its research funding progress.
Report Finds Little Recourse for Donors
A Philanthropy Roundtable review of legal cases found that donors have little leverage if a university unilaterally rewrites their gift agreement. They believe legislation is needed.
CSU Tests New Supports for Student Parents
The California State University system is funding projects at 11 campuses aimed at expanding resources, strengthening belonging and making college more family-friendly.
Researchers Accuse NIH of Viewpoint Discrimination in New Class Action Lawsuit
The National Institutes of Health’s screening process for grants violates the First Amendment, more than a dozen researchers argue.
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When Accreditation Becomes Everything, It Stops Being Accreditation
A proposed Department of Education rule would change the purpose of accreditation and risk rendering it less effective.
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When Leaders Don’t See Themselves as Leaders
Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers coordinate projects, mentor colleagues and move work forward every day. Why do so many hesitate to see themselves as leaders?
Ep. 213: WASC’s Maria Toyoda on Accreditation’s Uncertain Future
The agency leader discusses the Education Department’s proposed regulation re-write.
Ep. 212: Voices of Student Success: The Hidden Curriculum First-Gen Students Face
Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success explores what first-generation students need to navigate college, find support and persist.
Academic career advice from a university leader, “Be curious, be useful, bring evidence”
Learn about the career-building secrets of a university leader who has taken a less conventional path through academia.
Backward Course Design—From Learning Outcomes to Assessment to Activities
An expert in student-centered instructional design talks through the process of creating effective university courses, including the potential of artificial intelligence to support feedback and revision.
