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Opinion

How Accommodating Can (Should) I Be?

As colleges relax the rules to account for students’ real struggles, David Galef asks when accommodations may go too far.

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Career Prep Tip: Innovating the Mock Interview

Career centers and other higher education professionals can level up students’ professional interview preparation with one of these ideas.

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Student Wellness Tip: Incorporate Exercise Breaks Into Lecture Classes

Research shows exercise can help students refocus during long periods of learning. A new study finds it can be done in a practical way to benefit student attention and peer engagement.

A photo of student protesters dismantling an encampment at Brown University.

Universities Consider Divestment Demands

As pro-Palestinian protests continue across the U.S., some colleges have struck deals with students to consider divestment in exchange for packing up encampments.

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Colorado Bill Seen as Model for Improving Credit Transfer

The measure, passed on a bipartisan basis, would guarantee that more courses count toward students’ majors and require transparency on colleges’ transfer activity.

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Academic Success Tip: Infusing AI into Curricular Offerings

Faculty members have created special courses and assignments around generative artificial intelligence to prepare students for their lives after college.

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A Weekend of Arrests and Commencement Disruptions

Officers break up encampments at USC and Virginia; Vermont and Dickinson cancel speakers.

A laptop screen shows a Palestinian flag being waved at a protest. The words "true?"; "lie?"; "fact?" and "false" appear around the image

Universities Face Misinformation Amid Pro-Palestinian Protests

How—and if—universities should combat misinformation causes its own divisions.