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Whistleblower Alleges TIAA Misled Customers on Investments

Investment advisory titan TIAA, which provides financial services and retirement planning at numerous universities, is accused of steering customers toward...

Otter AI Catches Yale Researchers Insulting Interviewee

A group that opposes the number of addiction treatment programs in the Harlem neighborhood in New York City says artificial...

U of Florida Shutters Student Center Amid DEI Attacks

The University of Florida has shuttered its Center for Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement (CIME), at least temporarily, to comply with...
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Blueprint for Climate Action Across Higher Ed

Colleges and universities are well positioned to tackle the effects of climate change from multiple angles, according to a new report from the Aspen Institute.

On the left, a light blue book cover with a picture of a chewed-up pencil and the words "Failing Our Future: How Grades Harm Students and What We Can Do about It — Joshua R. Eyler." To the right, a picture of a white man with brown hair, wearing a light brown suit, in front of a background of trees.

Is There Harm in Grading?

A new book delves deep into the always rich—but sometimes fraught—debate over grades, arguing that there are other models that are better for students’ learning.

Pine Manor College in 2022, prior to its renovations to become Messina College

Success Program Launch: Wraparound 2-Year Program for First-Gen Learners

Boston College established a two-year residential college for low-income, first-generation students, which equips them with college readiness prep and experiential learning.

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Teaching Tip: Giving Students Extra Time for Tests

Mathematics faculty members at Moorpark College piloted an intervention to increase allotted time for all students to complete math tests—and saw more students pass.

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The Growing Trend of Attacks on Tenure

A study of around a decade of legislative proposals to ban tenure finds some common characteristics of states where these bills appeared. But while outright bans have so far failed, other laws—and actions outside of statehouses—have weakened tenure anyway.