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Improve Traffic Flow in Cities by Banning Left Turns
Hate waiting to make a left turn at a busy intersection? You’re not alone. In today’s Academic Minute, Pennsylvania State...
Black Menaces Want to Educate You
A group of Black students started a popular TikTok account where they ask their peers questions about race and identity. Now they’re encouraging others to do the same at campuses across the country.
New Bill Targets Endowments
Federal legislation would require public and private colleges with endowments over $1 billion to cover between 25 and 75 percent of all students’ cost of attendance. Higher ed experts say colleges won’t be able to do that, given strict rules around endowment spending.
Hand Signals Improve Zoom Meetings
Students who use a set of gestures in video gatherings feel closer to their classmates and believe they learn more than students who don’t, a new study suggests. Using emojis doesn’t deliver the same benefits.
Tenure Awarded at… Harford CC, U of Hawai‘i at West Oʻahu
Harford Community College Claudia Brown, mass communications John Donahue, sociology Ben Fisler, theater and performing arts Regina Johnson, English Cynthia...
The Case for Gender-Diverse Research Teams
Study finds that male-female research teams produce more innovative, impactful research than all-male or all-female teams, and the more gender-balanced the diverse teams are, the better.
Study: College Reopenings Increased Community COVID-19 Cases
A new peer-reviewed study published Monday found that when colleges that went online during the coronavirus pandemic reopened in the...
Furor Over Mascot at U of South Carolina
Sir Big Spur is the name of the rooster who has attended University of South Carolina athletics events since 1999...