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The Vulnerability of Online Engagement
Social media algorithms want you to follow the crowd. In today's Academic Minute, Indiana University's Filippo Menczer examines how this...
Tenure for Teachers Only
University of Hawai‘i is considering major changes to its tenure system, including limiting tenure to instructional faculty only, tying hires and tenure to enrollment and unit “success,” and involving the administration in posttenure review.
Financial Aid Offices Face Staffing Shortages
The shortage of financial aid employees is especially worrisome given that the Department of Education is now planning to beef up its enforcement of federal student aid program rules.
3 Steps for Increasing Faculty Diversity
Colleges must move beyond stated commitments and incremental efforts to embrace more innovative change, write Sonia Cardenas and Anita Davis.
Wraparound Supports Improve Community College Outcomes
Providing community college students with comprehensive supports increases their chances of earning an associate degree within three years, according to...
Capital Campaign Watch: Catholic U, Drake, Marietta, Rice, U of Miami, U of Rhode Island
Starting Out: Drake University is starting a campaign to raise $225 million by 2024. The university has raised $107 million...
Study: Women Request Fewer Deadline Extensions Than Men
A new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that in academic and professional settings, women are...
Academic Minute: The Vulnerability of Online Engagement
Today on the Academic Minute: Filippo Menczer, professor of informatics and computer science at Indiana University, examines how people can...