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Rethinking Student Engagement
Students have changed, and instructors should reconsider their assumptions about what engagement means, Mary C. Kern and Terri R. Kurtzberg write.
Survey Finds Most Professors Are Comfortable Teaching Sensitive Topics
A snapshot of academic freedom perceptions in a tumultuous academic year yields results that may surprise higher education observers. But demographic breakdowns might provide a more complex picture.
Study: The Role of Autonomy in Student Motivation
A study from Carnegie Mellon University finds students with more autonomy in their academic choices have better attendance and improved academic performance.
Indiana U Board Doubles Down on Protest Restrictions
The Indiana University Board of Trustees has approved a divisive policy expanding restrictions enacted against a pro-Palestinian encampment at the Bloomington campus in the spring.
Funding Student Success: Boosting Undergrad Teaching Grants
Rice University promotes innovation among undergraduate faculty through a $60,000 annual grant.
Trustee Lawsuit Illuminates Penn State Transparency Concerns
A trustee is suing the board for allegedly withholding financial data. His lawsuit echoes broad transparency concerns that have plagued Penn State for years.
Taylor & Francis AI Deal Sets ‘Worrying Precedent’ for Academic Publishing
The publisher didn’t give authors any notice before selling access to its data to Microsoft for $10 million. The agreement could improve academic research, but it further entrenches the predatory nature of academic publishing, experts say.
Why Aren’t College Grads ‘Job-Ready’?
Patrick J. Casey argues that the reluctance to enforce deadlines and other workplace norms is not serving students well.