Academics

An evaluation of introductory biology syllabi from just under 100 colleges and universities finds the syllabus is often focused primarily on content and less likely to offer evidence-based practices for academic success.

Not customers, and not clients, either—reclaiming a vision of students as citizens points to a way forward for higher ed, Christine M. Nowik writes.

By Christine M. Nowik

Incoming students to Indiana University Bloomington’s College of Arts and Sciences will engage in guaranteed research and experiential learning activities, as well as career development work, to ensure their success after graduation.

Recently published data from Macmillan Learning finds an embedded artificial intelligence tool can improve student learning and that students put up their own guardrails when using the tool.

The national conservative activist wrote on social media that a student recruiting conference violates the state’s DEI ban because it excludes whites and Asians. Governor Abbott then threatened to fire the A&M president.

A new study from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows a connection between a student’s academic achievement in the first year, persistence into the second year and credential completion rates.

Ten colleges will launch integrated majors, which combine two existing degrees into one, to see if they lead to increased diversity and skill sets suited to the 21st century.

Jim Grossman, exiting after 15 years as executive director of the American Historical Association, discusses his efforts to multiply historians’ routes to tenure, The 1619 Project’s impact on history debates and why policymakers need historians.