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Assessing Pandemic Learning
A new survey finds that labs, group work and class discussions were among the worst learning experiences of the pandemic. How will that change things for students going forward?
Study on Impact of Student Loan Pause
A new analysis by the California Policy Lab and the Student Loan Law Initiative shows that the student loan pause...
Opinion
The Problems With Academic Probation
Research shows students placed on probation are less likely to be retained. Colleges should consider strategies for mitigating or avoiding the negative effects, Nicholas A. Bowman argues.
Antislavery Thought in the British Empire: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Lewis Eliot, assistant professor of history at the University of Oklahoma, explores the history of...
A State Flag and the Violent History of Colonization
Symbols of the past that reflect negative historical traits are found beyond the South. In today’s Academic Minute, the University...
Cornell Lowers Credit Cap for Engineers
Citing concerns for student mental health, the university is reducing the maximum number of credits engineers can take from 23 to 20 per semester.
As Ukrainians Flee, This ‘University Moves With Them’
An online university is offering 1,000 scholarships and opening its virtual doors to Ukrainian students whose studies have been disrupted by the war.
The Rise of Mental Health Scholarships
Scholarships for students struggling with anxiety, depression and other psychological disorders have proliferated in recent years, often funded by donors who lost loved ones to mental illness.