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Curiosity: From Forbidden Fruit to Catalyst of Progress
How and why curiosity shifted from vice to virtue—and what colleges can do to drive it.
A Big Chunk of Professors Flunked U of Florida Post-Tenure Review
After the state required post-tenure reviews, roughly one-fifth of the UF professors evaluated in the first round were either found lacking, decided to leave or chose to give up research—and likely their tenure with it. At Florida State, by contrast, all professors passed muster.
Blueprint for Climate Action Across Higher Ed
Colleges and universities are well positioned to tackle the effects of climate change from multiple angles, according to a new report from the Aspen Institute.
Otter AI Catches Yale Researchers Insulting Interviewee
Whistleblower Alleges TIAA Misled Customers on Investments
Teaching Tip: Giving Students Extra Time for Tests
Mathematics faculty members at Moorpark College piloted an intervention to increase allotted time for all students to complete math tests—and saw more students pass.
The Growing Trend of Attacks on Tenure
A study of around a decade of legislative proposals to ban tenure finds some common characteristics of states where these bills appeared. But while outright bans have so far failed, other laws—and actions outside of statehouses—have weakened tenure anyway.