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The Evolving Faculty Affairs Landscape
This free booklet explores the shifting terrain for faculty members and the colleges and universities that strive to keep them engaged and productive.
Ford Foundation Ends Fellowship Program
The Ford Fellowship program for diverse scholars is ending after nearly six decades. Experts worry it will leave a big hole in the funding landscape for underrepresented would-be professors.
Why Some Professors Don’t Post PDFs by Marginalized Scholars
Altmetrics track how scholarly works are discussed, shared, read and reused online. Such real-time feedback may especially matter for underrepresented and early-career researchers, though the metrics have limitations.
New Programs: Education, Supply Chain Logistics, Quantum Computing
Eastern Florida State College is starting two new tracks in its science teaching B.S.: one for teaching chemistry in grades...
Opinion
Go Ahead, Assign ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’—in College
Harper Lee’s novel belongs on college-level syllabi for the very reasons it’s rightfully losing favor in secondary school curricula, Andrew Newman writes.
‘Spaces Matter’
Limited access to active learning spaces may disproportionately hurt historically excluded groups, and institutions should build more of these spaces in the name of equity, according to a new study. Where does higher ed stand on next-generation learning spaces?
‘Administratively Adrift’
Author discusses his new book on “institutional barriers for college student success.”
‘Living in the Language’
The University of Minnesota is offering student housing for residents who want to immerse themselves in learning Ojibwe or Dakota, two Native languages at risk of extinction.