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UT Austin Returns to Standardized Testing
The University of Texas at Austin is reinstating its standardized testing requirement for admission, beginning with the fall 2025 semester...
Low Grade? Arizona Bill Would Let Students Allege ‘Political Bias’
Legislation that’s near passage in Arizona would create a “grade challenge department” for public universities. It could force professors to change students’ marks.
Michigan Hybrid Program Aims to Reach 50,000 Adult Students
Grand Valley State University's partially online program is to expand this fall across the university’s five campuses.
Data-Based Decision: Eliminating Developmental Math
To remove barriers to degree progress for students, Saint Xavier University removed developmental math courses and now places academically underprepared students in college-level courses with supplemental instruction.
Academic Success Tip: Use Engagement Strategies Students Enjoy in Class
An author discusses student-submitted activities faculty members have employed in class to promote active learning and participation.
Virginia Bans Legacy Preferences in Admissions
Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin signed bills Friday prohibiting the state’s public universities from giving preference to legacy applicants in admissions...
How to Make Jeopardy! Work for Your Career: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Daniel Newton, assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College...
‘Nature’ Investigation Examines How Research Fraud Case Unfolded
An investigation by the journal Nature into the retraction last year of major research findings by a physicist at the...