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Governance State Oversight

Texas’s Higher Ed Overseer Dismisses Dozens of Complaints

Republicans created the ombudsman position to investigate alleged violations of their ban on DEI and their gutting of faculty governance bodies.

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Quick Takes

Prof. Fired for Palestinian Activism Should Be Reinstated, Arbitrator Says

An arbitrator ruled that Sang Hea Kil, a tenured San José State University professor who was fired in 2025 after...
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Opinion
Views

We Have Never Taught Critical Thinking

AI just makes those failures evident.

By Priten Soundar-Shah and Aidan Kestigian

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Opinion
Career Advice Teaching

Want an Evidence-Based Way to Motivate Your Students? Try Specs Grading

Nine out of 10 faculty who switched to a specifications grading system reported it resulted in higher-quality student work.

By Linda B. Nilson

Larry Summers, a white man with short white hair, in a blue shirt.
Quick Takes

House Dems Expand Epstein Investigation to Bard, Harvard

U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Harvard University and...
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Faculty Learning & Assessment

Can—and Should—Honor Codes Survive in the AI Age?

Experts agree that honor codes are not working like they used to. How they should be reformed—and whether it’s worth reforming them—is up for debate.

Opinion
Columns Just Visiting

The Emotional Toll of AI in Education

We don’t have to despair when there are clear alternatives.

By John Warner

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Opinion
Career Advice Teaching

6 Ways to Help Students Describe Team Projects and Stand Out in Interviews 

Employers want teamwork and problem-solving skills. Professors can help students explain how they’re learning these skills in our classes.

By Lauren Vicker and Tim Franz