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Wellness Tip: Host a Mini Horse Visit to Provide Stress Relief, Fun for Students
During stressful times in the academic year, some higher ed institutions are bringing in mini horses to promote student wellness, increase morale and expose students to equines.
New Programs: Trauma-Informed Education, Psychology, Business, Marketing, Nursing
Hiram College is starting graduate-level certificate in trauma-informed education. Mississippi State University at Meridian will be starting its first doctoral...
Academic Success Tip: A (Study) Room of Their Own
Howard Community College is the latest institution to add a family study room. Proponents of these spaces say they help students who are parents and signal something deeper about belonging—when they’re part of a suite of family-friendly policies.
Commenters Decry Move to Roll Back Free Inquiry Rule
Higher education associations want the Education Department to repeal the entire free inquiry rule put in place by the Trump administration.
Arizona Admits Failings in Murder of Professor, Faces Suit
University of Arizona president Robert C. Robbins admitted failings in the October murder of a professor, Thomas Meixner, on the...
#LastSeen Project: Unknown Pictures and Stories of the Holocaust
Photos of the Holocaust are still being found. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Southern California’s Wolf Gruner explores...
Documenting the Growing Role of Contingent Faculty
A new report shows the number of nonmedical graduate student workers has increased faster than part- or full-time faculty over the past two decades. It’s among the data now available online in what’s planned to be a regularly updated information resource.
Rates for Low-Income Students Up More Than for High Income
At nearly 700 colleges and universities and colleges, the rates paid by low-income students increased by larger percentages than the...