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Five fans of different colors blow breeze around a desk cluttered with school supplies, laptops, papers and books.

Lacking AC, Students Swelter in Record Heat

Dorms without air-conditioning are common even at the most selective colleges. But as summers get longer and hotter, many see AC less as a luxury than a necessity.

New College Defectors Form Online Learning Platform

New College of Florida students, parents, faculty and alumni are launching an online education platform aimed at preserving the spirit...

UNC System Scrutinizes Posttenure Review Inconsistencies

University of North Carolina system leaders expressed concern last week that the rigor of the posttenure review process for faculty...

The Home Office and Work-Life Balance: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute, part of University of Maryland Baltimore County Week: Elizabeth Patton, associate professor of media and...
Three students in blue scrubs walk down a hallway in a hospital

Academic Success Tip: Teaching Empathy in Design for Health Care

Two emergency medicine professors created a human-design course for students to prioritize their workplace values in a world of AI. The course taught students to think outside the box and listen to key stakeholders before delivering solutions.

Two Pomo dancers wear traditional regalia at Mendocino College's Native American Day.

Scaling Up: Expanding Support for Native American Students

Mendocino College in California will apply grant funding to continue supporting its Indigenous learners and further close equity gaps through intentional conversations with local leaders and additional staffing to support programming.

The Week in Admissions News

The University of Tennessee will guarantee admission to all eligible in-state students; the University of Central Arkansas launches a tuition assistance program; Colorado College welcomes transfer students from anti-DEI states.

Over 100 people, including students covering the floor and holding signs, fill the West Virginia University Board of Governors meeting room.

Despite National Pushback, West Virginia Will Cut Faculty, Programs

A month of intense public and on-campus pressure did not dissuade the Board of Governors from siding with the administration to slash programs and positions.