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Opinion

Academic Forests Are Higher Ed’s Hidden Jewels

Forests are an asset for employee and student well-being and offer invaluable opportunities for teaching, research and recreation. Universities should protect them.

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UMich College Shifts to P/NC Grading for First-Year Students

Starting in fall 2027, the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts will grade all first-year students...
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Report: Struggling Florida High Schoolers Take CLT to Graduate

A USA Today report found that struggling high schoolers in Florida are taking the Classic Learning Test, a K–12 academic...
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Opinion

The Value and the Values of College

Higher ed is about values formation, but not in the way its critics mean.

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Survey: Majority of Americans Say College Not Affordable

Meanwhile, nearly three-quarters of parents want their child to pursue some type of higher education after high school, with the strongest preference for a four-year degree. 

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Even Failing Dual Enrollment Students More Likely to Enroll in College

A new study out of Brown’s Annenberg Institute explores the impact that failing dual-enrollment courses has on high school students’ decision to attend college.

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Iowa Schools Acknowledge Federal Limits on CTE Courses for Undocumented Students

Iowa school districts and community colleges had to acknowledge to the state that the federal government opposes undocumented students participating in many college-level career and technical education programs.

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Opinion

A Certain Amount of Bravery: What It Takes to Restore Student Trust

Higher ed needs to get comfortable with the language of formation.