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As 3-Year Degrees Proliferate, Some Pioneers Face Roadblocks
Institutions like Weber State University launched their first reduced-credit bachelor’s degrees in fall 2025. Building enrollment in those programs hasn’t been easy, but that hasn’t stopped other institutions from joining the movement.
Getting Students to the Polls Is Not Enough
Students need structured opportunities to have productive conversations across differences and practice other core civic skills.
There’s Still Time to Prepare for the Morning After Election Day
Consider this checklist for the days—and weeks—after.
Who Is Left Out if We Stop Writing?
The idea that writing isn’t important is deeply dangerous, and not (only) because writing is thinking.
Utah Legislative Audit Suggests Reducing Tenure Protections
A post-tenure review report recommends lawmakers consider “streamlining” the process to fire faculty and preventing universities from diverging from it.
Does It Matter Which AP Courses You Take?
Six AP courses correlated with an admissions advantage, according to data from a college counseling company. It’s unclear whether those courses led to the boost or if confounding variables played a role.
Calculus Is an Admissions Barrier—Even for Students Who Weren’t Offered It
Admissions officers were 16.4 percentage points less likely to recommend a student for admission who hadn’t taken calculus than one who had, even when the former had taken as many advanced courses as they could.
More U.K. Universities End Turnitin Contracts as Concerns Mount
Newcastle and Westminster join Southampton in decision not to renew deal with plagiarism checker amid questions over how the once-ubiquitous service is adapting to the AI age.