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Amber Williams and Donde Plowman sit next to each other, wearing University of Tennessee orange, with microphones at the table in preparation for a podcast interview.

Listen: Focus on Building Strengths Leads Students to Success

Two University of Knoxville, Tennessee, executive leaders share their perspectives on the institution’s strengths-based, people-first approaches to student success, including ideas that others might model. Next week’s Student Success US conference will be held on UT’s campus.

A photo of Vanderbilt University Chancellor Daniel Diermeier.

‘Institutional Neutrality Applies to Actions—Not Just Words’

Vanderbilt University chancellor Daniel Diermeier argues that demonstrating a political point of view contradicts higher education’s core mission and values.

Ep. 130 Bonus Episode: Focus on Building Strengths Leads Students to Success

Enabling confidence in individuals' strengths helps teams bring about better outcomes for students.

Study: Racial Discrimination Against Med Students Diminishes Professional Development

Roughly one-third of Black medical students reported experiencing discrimination in medical school—the highest rates of any racial or ethnic group...

Activists Raise Alarm on Texts Meant to ‘Frighten’ Young Wis. Voters

Many young voters in Wisconsin have received texts that said they could face hefty fines and jail time for voting...
President Biden stands on a stage flanked by two green signs that say "Canceling Student Debt"

Biden-Harris Administration Hits Milestone: Loans Forgiven for 1 Million Public Servants

Before Biden took office, just 7,000 borrowers had received forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

Businesswoman accountant using a calculator, graphs and charts to analyze market data, balance sheets, accounts and net profits in order to plan new sales strategies and increase production capacity

Positive Partnership: Expanding Accounting Jobs for Associate Degree Holders

A collaboration between Ernst & Young and the Alamo Colleges District in Texas helped meet a local workforce need for accountants and placed students, regardless of major, in competitive jobs for future career mobility.

New Global Alliance to ‘Raise Profile’ of Humanities

Institutions on six continents plan to fight back against the creeping denigration of the social sciences.