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Students Academics

Chaos at New College of Florida

With the start of the semester two weeks away, students are grappling with absent professors, canceled classes and severe housing woes.

Quick Takes

Cal State 2025 Graduation Rate Goals Lagging

The California State University system’s graduation rates have markedly improved, but significant equity gaps remain, according to a new report...
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Opinion
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Embracing Constructive Dialogue and Oral Assessments in the Age of AI

Since AI is here to stay, instructors should consider using new approaches to assessing student knowledge, write Graham Clay and Cambriae W. Lee. They offer ideas for preparing dialogue-based activities and assessments, including how they can be enhanced with AI.

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Students Academics

California Bill to Ease Transfer Stokes Controversy

Advocates say legislation would smooth access to University of California campuses. UC leaders say the approach is oversimplified.

College and career success coordinators from Maine community colleges stand together smiling at a summer retreat with trees in the background.
Students Academics

Connecting Adult Ed Programs and Community Colleges

The Maine Department of Education has placed advisers on community college campuses to help students bridge the gap between adult education programs and colleges.

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Governance State Oversight

Assessing Nondegree Credential Quality

A new report recommends ways states can better ensure the quality of programs as they proliferate across the country.

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Students Academics

A Challenge to Close the Gender Gap in Economics

An experiment to encourage more women undergraduates to study economics produced mixed results but raised awareness of gender disparities in the field.

Chanit'a Holmes, pictured at the Virginia Tech campus in a yellow cardigan.
Students Academics

Academic Alerts Are a Mixed Bag For Students

Lots of institutions have systems for informing students of their performance in class. New research indicates the positive effects of these “nudges” dwindle over the course of a semester.