Filter & Sort
Filter
SORT BY DATE
Order
Quick Takes

Report: Racial Inequities Play a Role in Loan Default Disparities

Black and Hispanic student loan borrowers experience disproportionate repayment challenges compared to their white peers, a new report from the...
A photo illustration consisting of photographs of the faces of School of Civic Life and Leadership faculty placed on an image of a building on campus.
Faculty Issues Curriculum

Has Chapel Hill’s ‘Civic Life’ School Become a Conservative Center?

Backed by lawmakers and university leaders but opposed by hundreds of faculty, the initiative has hired professors with similar backgrounds—including a few who’ve expressed sharp political opinions.

A photograph of now president-elect Donald Trump walking across a darkened stage in Nevada in the closing days of the presidential campaign, on Oct. 31, with bright spotlight lights prominent in the background. Trump's face, however, remains in the dark.
Views

The Terrifying Meekness of Administrators

Ezra Levinson writes that college leaders do not seem prepared to protect students like her during a second Trump administration.

Pepperdine University students wear N-95 masks while watching the Franklin fire creep toward the Malibu campus.
Quick Takes

Pepperdine Cancels In-Person Finals Due to Wildfire Threat

Following a six-hour lockdown on campus due to a wildfire threat, Pepperdine University administrators canceled final exams for Tuesday, Dec...
A student speaks with a teacher sitting down in a classroom.
Student Success The College Experience

A Recipe for Success Coaching

Colleges are using success coaching initiatives to help boost students’ academic achievement. Here are seven research-based principles in coaching for student success.

University students are seen scattered at various desks in an open study area, as they work on assignments between classes. Some students are working together while others are seen working independently in this aerial view.
Student Success Academic Life

College Leaders Share Perspectives on Shortened Terms

A new report from AACRAO identifies the benefits and some of the administrative challenges of implementing short-form, accelerated courses.

UVA quad
Students Free Speech

UVA Students Resume Campus History Tours Without Officials’ Approval

In August, administrators banned the volunteer student guide service from giving university-sanctioned historic tours. Now, the club has decided to go out on its own.

An illustration of two people shaking hands as they work together on a project with a jigsaw puzzle in the background. One person in the illustration holds a tablet while the other holds up a puzzle piece. The illustration also features icons of a lightbulb and gears.
Opinion
Career Advice Carpe Careers

5 Strategies for Strengthening Academic Administrator–Faculty Partnerships

Mabel Perez-Oquendo offers advice for building strong collaborations for student and trainee success.