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Academic Success Tip: Adapt In-Class Presentation Models

To help alleviate student anxieties and accommodate English language learners, a Villanova University professor allows students to prerecord their final presentations. As a result, students have performed better and embraced more dynamic and engaging styles.

New Presidents or Provosts: Barber-Scotia College, DeVry U, Jacksonville College, Montana Technological U, Robeson CC, Texas A&M U–Texarkana, U of Charleston

Ross C. Alexander, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of North Alabama, has been chosen...
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A New Home for New College of Florida Émigrés

When conservative leaders took over Florida’s only public liberal arts institution, Hampshire College officials knew they had to help. Now they’re welcoming the first cohort of New College defectors.

The Week in Admissions News

Carleton College ends legacy admissions; the ED criticizes USC's handling of financial aid appeals; a new survey reveals the salaries, budgets and top worries of chief diversity officers.

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Union Employees Arrested for Trespassing on Community College Campus

The arrests at Harrisburg Area Community College’s Lancaster campus prompted accusations and recrimination. The union said the arrests violated labor law; the college called it an orchestrated “publicity stunt.”

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Getting the Message—to Study Economics

First-generation students are underrepresented in economics, but a new study finds that messaging students about why they should major in the field closes this gap.

Ex-Professor's Clown Fetish Led to Police Reports, Harassment Claims

Students alleged that a now former Nicholls State University assistant geography professor with a self-described clown “fetish” asked them to...
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The First 3-Year Degree Programs Win Approval

BYU-Idaho and Ensign College will launch truncated bachelor’s degree programs next spring after getting the go-ahead from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.