Academic Life

The number of first-year students at the University of California, San Diego, whose math skills fall below a middle school...

Survey data shows a majority of college students are aware of appropriate AI use cases in the classroom because their instructors—not administrators—set the expectations.

Research brief evaluates trends in upward transfer from the California community college system to CSU campuses. Despite clear pathways, some eligible students do not transfer or graduate with a four-year degree.

The University of Minnesota offers a special course for incoming transfer students to identify their life and career goals in an international setting.

Mount Saint Mary’s University launched a remodeled summer bridge program this year, allowing first-year students to accumulate credits and explore Los Angeles before classes start.

An ethics course at Pepperdine University used virtual reality to help students develop critical thinking skills.

Reverse transfer—the practice of awarding associate degrees for credit earned in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree—is beneficial for colleges, state workforces and the vast some college, no credit population. Why do so few students opt in?

Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success discusses an AI alliance across three college systems in California.