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A Positive Change for a Negative Label
California State University, Fullerton, sought to make students feel less defeated about being placed on academic probation, so administrators banished “probation” from the institution’s official lexicon.
Students Desperately Seek a Way Out of Afghanistan
After nearly eight months of Taliban rule, about 350 students are still stranded at the American University of Afghanistan, unable to get visas out of Kabul, where they fear for their lives.
Howard U Moves to Online Classes
Howard University will hold only online undergraduate classes (except for lab classes) during the final weeks of the semester. Final...
Is There Life Out There—and How Would We Know?
Earth to space: Is anybody out there? In today’s Academic Minute, part of Cornell University College of Engineering Week, Elaine...
Making Campus Police More Approachable
In the post–George Floyd era, some college police departments are demilitarizing uniforms and repainting cars to appear less intimidating and try to earn students’ trust.
‘A Way to Stop the Bleeding’
Erie Community College plans to offer early-retirement incentives to faculty members and administrators, totaling $2.5 million, to cut costs.
Striking for a Seat at the Table
Indiana University at Bloomington graduate assistants strike for union recognition and collective bargaining rights as graduate assistants at the University of Illinois at Chicago prepare to strike over stalled negotiations for a new contract.
New Presidents or Provosts: Azusa Pacific U, Cazenovia College, Harris-Stowe State U, Ithaca College, Rockhurst U, St. Anselm College, U of North Carolina-Pembroke, U of Northampton, Ursinus College
David Bergh, interim president of Cazenovia College, in New York, has been appointed to the job on a permanent basis...