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Awarding Credit Where It’s Due
A new report pushes for an expansion of credit for prior learning, including in college transfer. Here are seven actions higher ed institutions can take.
Don’t Roll Back Progress on Textbook Affordability
Course material costs have been coming down, but an Education Department proposal puts that progress in jeopardy, Eric Weil and Michael Moore write.
Positive Partnership: Equipping Students to Teach Multilingual Learners
Western Oregon University offers scholarships and mentorship for students as they prepare to be ESOL educators, as well as a pathway for current teachers to be reskilled.
UC Academic Workers Strike Over Pro-Palestinian Protest Arrests
A walkout at the University of California, Santa Cruz could spread to other campuses in the state. The university system is calling the strike “illegal.”
What Makes Current Divestment Demands Different
Student appeals for colleges to stop investing in firms that support Israel’s war effort are complicated by state laws, political risks and global market complexities.
Student Wellness Tip: Connect Students to Hotlines
Higher education practitioners can support students’ mental health and well-being in the moment help is needed through resource connections for different student groups.
Positive Partnership: Maximizing Student Strengths in Research
A cross-department collaboration between graphic design and biology students at the University of Dayton produced high-quality research posters.