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‘Procrastination-Friendly’ Academe Needs More Deadlines

February 10, 2023
Some faculty members believe eliminating deadlines optimizes flexibility for students. But cognitive psychology research suggests that students fare better academically and personally under numerous short-term deadlines.
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Temple Demands Strikers Pay for Tuition, Health Care

February 10, 2023
The university has ended striking graduate student workers’ health coverage and, in what the AFT calls an “unprecedented” move, is demanding they pay tuition, too. The university says over 80 percent of the local union members aren’t striking.
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Survey Details Obstacles to Black Student Attainment

February 10, 2023
Black college students have lower six-year college completion rates than any other demographic. A new survey found that cost and discrimination are largely to blame.
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Leading Scientists Worldwide Are Victims of Fake Articles

February 10, 2023
They are planning legal action over pieces written with artificial intelligence.

New on the Job: Penn Director of Well-Being Initiatives Creates Tools for Success

February 10, 2023
Wellness at Penn targets student health and wellness across campus, and Jackie Recktenwald is helping to bring it all together. 
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Putting Head Shots to Work

February 10, 2023
Career centers are using professional photo booths to draw students in and boost job seekers’ social media presence.

New Presidents or Provosts: Arkansas Baptist College, Colorado State U Global, Harris-Stowe State U, Illinois Valley CC, Ramapo College, Slippery Rock U, State U of New York–Oneonta, Virginia CC System

February 10, 2023
David Doré, president of campuses and executive vice chancellor for student experience and workforce development at Pima Community College, in Arizona, has been appointed chancellor of the Virginia Community College System.
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Texas Governor Warns Against DEI in Hiring Practices

February 9, 2023
Texas governor Greg Abbott is taking aim at diversity, equity and inclusion practices in hiring. The move comes shortly after Florida announced reforms to defund DEI efforts.
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Beyond the Monograph

February 9, 2023
Textbooks, op-eds, museum exhibitions, public lectures, congressional testimony, podcasts, historical gaming—the American Historical Association wants departments to consider more as historical scholarship.
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House Education Committee Ready to Tackle Short-Term Pell

February 9, 2023
The first hearing of the new House Committee on Education and the Workforce featured talk about the return on investment of a college education, expanding the Pell Grant to cover short-term programs and the need to provide more access to postsecondary programs.
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China Bans Overseas Online Colleges

February 9, 2023
As online students scramble to make international travel arrangements or to request exemptions with little notice, analysts suggest China’s ban lacks nuance.
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Play That Funky Music: The Case for Music in the College Classroom

February 9, 2023
Some professors play music for students at the beginning of class or incorporate it into lessons. Here are three ways educators have found it helps students. 
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Student Success Training: Boosting Knowledge to Meet Complex Student Needs

February 9, 2023
Florida State University offers a practical, research-based professional certification course on trauma-informed policies and resistance, increasingly seen as integral to student success.
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Confusion Over a New Unit at Chapel Hill

February 8, 2023
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s board chairman told Fox News a new school would provide equal opportunity for right- and left-of-center views. Faculty, caught off guard, have expressed concerns, while the provost says it’s not what it sounds like.
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Education Department Hints at Possible Delay of FAFSA

February 8, 2023
Overhauling the federal financial system and simplifying the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is a significant undertaking for the Education Department. Although the agency is making progress on the project, officials said this week the application might not be ready by Oct. 1. 
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Making Sure a Degree Is Worth More Than a Diploma

February 8, 2023
In Colorado, falling enrollment and growing skepticism of higher ed’s worth prompted a proposal to measure the “economic value” of academic programs at public colleges. Some leaders are wary.
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Creating an Outlet for Conservative Student Voices

February 8, 2023
More than a dozen conservative student papers have launched in the past few years. How do these Gen Z–run publications differ from conservative student newspapers of the past?
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Scaling Up Faculty Development for Student Success

February 8, 2023
Faculty development holds promise for student success but too often falls short, new report says.

Tenure Awarded… at Bryant, Centre

February 8, 2023
Bryant University Katayoun Alidadi, history and social sciences Alicia T. Lamere, mathematics Gao Niu, mathematics Cedric Joseph Oliva, modern languages Xiaofei Pan, economics Cathy Zheng, finance Centre College Kristen Fulfer, chemistry Jennifer Goff, theater Prayat Poudel, mathematics Ellen Prusinski, education Jamie Shenton, anthropology Christian Wood, French
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Part Women’s Center, Part Success Center: It Makes an Impact

February 8, 2023
Utah Valley University center leverages “IQ and EQ,” or being data-informed and person-centric, to boost enrollment and persistence.

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