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Scaling Up: College Readiness Coaching for First-Year Students
A personalized coaching model for at-risk first-year students helps address persistence at Shepherd University. The intervention has expanded campuswide, allowing all learners to receive this kind of help.
Students Accuse Chemistry Professor of Inappropriate Touching
An Instagram Me Too account and student newspaper have shared allegations against a faculty member at Washington University in St. Louis. He denies the claims and says he’s “already been judged guilty in the court of social media.”
Republicans Host Campus Free Speech Roundtable
The discussion focused on claims that DEI programs are silencing conservative students and faculty, reinforcing the GOP’s message that colleges and universities are liberal bastions and do not welcome intellectual diversity.
Has Chapel Hill’s ‘Civic Life’ School Become a Conservative Center?
Backed by lawmakers and university leaders but opposed by hundreds of faculty, the initiative has hired professors with similar backgrounds—including a few who’ve expressed sharp political opinions.
Interview With an AI Higher Ed Fundraiser
In an effort to augment—not replace—its human fundraising staff, William & Mary launched Wren, an AI-powered virtual engagement officer, last week. Inside Higher Ed interviewed Wren about her approach.
Ph.D. Graduate Blasts Twitter After Her Dissertation Is Trolled
Ally Louks reflects on the “baseless“ and “outlandish“ hate comments she received after posting a selfie with her dissertation on “the politics of smell” in prose.
A Long Way Down the Demographic Cliff
The traditional college-age population will peak next year. Is higher education ready to face the coming decline?
Listen: Customized GPT Assists Students With Coursework, Learning
In a new episode of Voices of Student Success, hear from a college administrator and faculty member about how generative AI can supplement student learning and fill prior knowledge gaps.