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Lots of Talk About Diversity, but the Numbers Don’t Budge
For all the talk in higher ed about increasing diversity, historically marginalized racial and ethnic populations are still underrepresented among...
N.C. Community College System President Resigns
The president of the North Carolina community college system, Thomas Stith, plans to step down Friday after less than two...
Report: HSIs Serve Students Beyond Graduation
A new report explores how Hispanic-serving institutions are serving Latino graduates after they earn their degrees. The brief, released Tuesday...
Informed Consent Among University Athletes: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: Susan Smith, lecturer in cognitive science at the School...
Hillsdale President Clarifies Criticism of Teachers
Hillsdale College’s president, Larry P. Arnn, now says he “has deep and abiding affection for teachers.” Arnn has been under...
Light Sculpting
Indoor lighting is a place we can make improvements. In today’s Academic Minute, part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week, Robert...
Is Penn Going to Punish Amy Wax?
Dean of law school says she deserves a “major sanction.” A faculty panel is studying the issues involved with her statements about Black, Asian, Latino, Jewish and gay people.
First in the Family Make Their Mark in College
While first-generation college students’ backgrounds and challenges are unique to the individual, they tend to have high expectations and multifaceted postgraduation goals—plus complex support needs.