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Ep. 124: Voices of Student Success: Improving Upward Transfer Processes

Community college students make up 40 percent of enrollment in U.S. higher education, and 80 percent of those students want to go on to earn a bachelor’s degree. However, only around 16 percent of those students will be successful in transferring and completing a four-year degree within six years after transferring.

On the left, a light blue book cover with a picture of a chewed-up pencil and the words "Failing Our Future: How Grades Harm Students and What We Can Do about It — Joshua R. Eyler." To the right, a picture of a white man with brown hair, wearing a light brown suit, in front of a background of trees.

Is There Harm in Grading?

A new book delves deep into the always rich—but sometimes fraught—debate over grades, arguing that there are other models that are better for students’ learning.

Felony Charges for Glitter Bombing Harvard President

Animal rights activist Brittany Drake, who dumped glitter on Harvard University president Alan Garber at an alumni day event in...

Clark Atlanta Rejects Trump Claim That He ‘Saved’ the University

Clark Atlanta University leaders have pushed back on Donald Trump’s claims that he “saved” the historically Black institution when he...

New Northwestern State President Significantly Outearns Predecessor

The new president of Northwestern State University in Louisiana is going to be making tens of thousands of dollars more...

Drexel Reaches Agreement to End Civil Rights Investigation

Officials at Drexel University were proactive in responding to reports of antisemitic incidents on campus but still failed to meet...
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Blueprint for Climate Action Across Higher Ed

Colleges and universities are well positioned to tackle the effects of climate change from multiple angles, according to a new report from the Aspen Institute.

A broken pencil tip in the middle of a math equation

Teaching Tip: Giving Students Extra Time for Tests

Mathematics faculty members at Moorpark College piloted an intervention to increase allotted time for all students to complete math tests—and saw more students pass.