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Kurt Vonnegut’s Continuing Appeal to the Young: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Susan Farrell, professor of English at the College of Charleston, determines why a member of...

Webster University Sued Over Unpaid-Rent Allegations

Webster University is being sued for allegedly failing to pay rent on its downtown St. Louis campus, St. Louis Today...
A group of happy-looking students wearing black and yellow-gold swag and gear pose on the University of Maryland Baltimore County campus, presumably for orientation.

Orientation for ‘Gen P’

New student orientation satisfaction rates fell early in the pandemic but they’re back up, according to Student Voice survey data. First-year experience leaders say it’s not business as usual: less is now more.

Two students sitting next to each other in class are writing. Their phones are not visible.

Student Wellness Tip: Support Tech Breaks, in Class and on Campus

Helping students to disconnect involves encouraging self-reflection on technology use, no-tech class activities and apps and phone settings that provide motivation for more no-mobile-device time.

House Dems Question Baylor’s Title IX Exemption

A group of House Democrats is calling on the Biden administration to clarify the scope of Baylor University’s religious exemptions...
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More Professors Aware of, and Using, Open Educational Resources

A study finds increasing levels of buy-in of open resources, with about three in 10 instructors requiring OER in their courses.

West Virginia University students protesting proposed faculty member layoffs and academic program cuts. One student holds a stick above the crowd, and another has a sign reading "Gee + BOG Need to GO."

WVU Faculty Overwhelmingly Votes No Confidence in Gee, Calls for Freeze in Cuts

West Virginia faculty members approved two resolutions Wednesday, condemning the university’s president along with the layoffs and cuts to academic programs that he has backed.

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‘Highly Disruptive’: Proposed Overtime Rules Raise Concerns

Salaried employees who make $55,000 or less would be eligible for overtime under the Biden administration’s new proposal. Thousands of jobs at colleges and universities could be affected.