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Students May Need Lessons on the Benefits of Active Learning
On the Teaching for Student Success podcast, a physics professor at Harvard discusses his study on how much students get from active learning environments, as well as surprising findings about how they prefer to be taught.
U of Rhode Island Removes Partial Malcolm X Quote
The University of Rhode Island removed a partial quote by Malcolm X from the outside of its library building. Black students have been protesting the quote since it was first displayed in 1992, saying that using the partial quote did not convey what Malcolm X said.
U of Rhode Island Removes Partial Malcolm X Quote
The University of Rhode Island removed a partial quote by Malcolm X from the outside of its library building. Black...
Gameful Learning
Can games be a useful component of learning in the classroom? In today’s Academic Minute, part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute...
The NCAA Men’s Academic Bracket, 2023 Edition
Who would win the NCAA men’s basketball tournament if academic performance trumped athletic skill? An Inside Higher Ed tradition since 2006.
Restructuring Counseling Centers—and Ousting Directors
Several institutions have replaced counseling center directors with new administrators as part of an effort to restructure health services and expand mental health care.
Stanford Apologizes After Students Heckle Judge
The university says, “Staff members who should have enforced university policies failed to do so.”
Transfers From Community College Continue to Fall
Despite the decline in transfers, a new report also says six-year college completion rates among transfer students improved.