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Rethinking Responding to Student Writing 

New book argues that students respond more effectively to peers’ writing than professors do and that they’re skilled at self-assessment, too. Still, professors can lay the groundwork for this feedback through scripts and other scaffolding.

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Zoom’s Changing Stances on AI and User Data Have Faculty Alarmed

Faculty members joined the social media outrage over Zoom’s ambiguity on using data to feed its AI and machine learning platforms. 

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A ‘Really Serious Breakdown’ Between Spartanburg Leaders and Faculty

Some professors at the community college say administrators have replaced their Faculty Senate with a new representative body against their wishes, among other punitive actions. 

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Success Program Launch: Tech Students Stay Local With Career Exploration

Information science and technology students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha participate in a four-year, tiered experiential learning program to expose them to workforce opportunities in the state.

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How Grading Veered 'Off the Mark'

A new book by two education professors explores why assessment became so fraught and what we can do to restore its original purpose: helping students learn.  

Water as a Weapon: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute, part of Florida International University Week: Shlomi Dinar, professor in the department of politics and...
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Poaching From the Neighbor’s Yard

Enrollment and demographic declines are leading some regional public colleges to entice students from neighboring states, stoking tensions and spurring competition.

WSJ Report Finds Sharp Spending Increase at Flagships

A Wall Street Journal analysis looking at two decades’ worth of financial documents found that spending at flagship institutions has...