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All in a Day’s Work: Making Math Relevant and Engaging

One faculty member at LaGuardia Community College shares how she’s implemented active learning to address students’ negative perceptions of math.

UCLA Bucks Post–Affirmative Action Diversity Trends

The University of California, Los Angeles, enrolled record-high numbers of first-time underrepresented minority students this fall: a 5 percent increase...

Police Break Up Football Brawl With Pepper Spray

Police used pepper spray to break up a brawl between rival football players from the University of Michigan and Ohio...
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Cuts at Saint Augustine’s, Drexel Among Steepest in November

Among the institutions facing severe cuts last month was Saint Augustine’s University, which trimmed half of its workforce as it faces financial scrutiny from its accreditor.

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States Disinvesting in Higher Ed: Fact or Myth?

A new Cato Institute report rekindles a long-standing, nuanced debate over whether states have decreased funding for higher education.

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Students Think Faculty Should Be Mentors. What Does That Look Like?

Over half of students believe their professors are at least somewhat responsible for being a mentor to them. Faculty weigh in on the feasibility of this effort.

Mott Community College board members Michael Freeman and Art Reyes sit behind a desk, gesticulating, at a November board meeting.

Mott Community College Board Votes to Hire Controversial Interim President

Long-simmering tensions at the Michigan institution erupted after trustees bypassed standard procedures to hire a permanent leader with no higher ed experience.

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4-Year Colleges Ride the Dual-Enrollment Wave

More four-year institutions are offering courses for high school students, dipping their toes into what has long been community colleges’ domain. But can they get those students to enroll after graduating?