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How Faculty Stall the Transfer Process
A new report from MDRC finds that faculty members hold negative perceptions of transfer student readiness for upper-level courses, which can impede degree completion.
Researchers ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ NIH Will Restore Grants
A judge ruled last week that the NIH unlawfully terminated hundreds of research grants and ordered the agency to restore them. Internal rumblings suggest the NIH will comply, but researchers have yet to get their money.
Trump Admin. Cuts NIH’s Springer Nature Subscriptions
Universities ‘At Risk of Overassessing’ in Response to AI
Universities risk overassessing students as they race to future-proof themselves against artificial intelligence, academics have warned.
From TA to Lecturer
Marcus Lau suggests three questions to ask for a successful transition into a first lecturer role.
Scholars Continue Lambasting Higher Ed While Trump Upends It
This year’s Heterodox Academy conference—the first since Republicans retook the White House—featured similar complaints about academe as in years past. But the federal government’s sweeping interventions raised questions about what’s really warranted.
What Does It Mean to Be a Colleague?
Losing a colleague makes you ponder your role in the group—and whether you might need to wear a new hat, Caroline M. Stanley writes.