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Graduate Mentorship—Why It Matters and What Makes It Effective
A May report from the American Council on Education offers university leaders insight into the value of mentorship programs for underrepresented students in graduate education and recommendations for establishing their own.
Program Launch: Student Success Collaborative Supports Diverse Populations
The Educational Equity and Excellence Collaborative at Rutgers establishes cohesion in access and support measures for first-generation, underrepresented minority and low-income students.
Princeton Graduate Student Abducted in Iraq
Elizabeth Tsurkov, a graduate student at Princeton University, is being held captive by a Shiite militia after she was abducted...
Berkshire Conference Board Announces Changes After Racial Incident
The executive board of the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians announced a series of policy changes to respond to a...
More Academics Take Flight From Twitter as Restrictions, Alternatives Grow
Elon Musk’s new limits on viewing tweets have more academics rethinking Twitter just as Meta’s new Twitter competitor debuts.
When Winning a Negotiation Leaves You Worse Off: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Einav Hart, assistant professor of management at the George Mason University School of Business, considers...
Biden Administration Adds Students to Income-Contingent Plan
The Biden administration has changed an income-contingent loan program in ways that will make it more popular and also more...
Brandeis President Apologizes for Ad
Brandeis University president Ronald Liebowitz has apologized to the university’s Orthodox Jewish student group for a university ad that called...