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WSJ Report Finds Sharp Spending Increase at Flagships

A Wall Street Journal analysis looking at two decades’ worth of financial documents found that spending at flagship institutions has...
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A ‘Really Serious Breakdown’ Between Spartanburg Leaders and Faculty

Some professors at the community college say administrators have replaced their Faculty Senate with a new representative body against their wishes, among other punitive actions. 

Water as a Weapon: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute, part of Florida International University Week: Shlomi Dinar, professor in the department of politics and...
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How Grading Veered 'Off the Mark'

A new book by two education professors explores why assessment became so fraught and what we can do to restore its original purpose: helping students learn.  

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Success Program Launch: Tech Students Stay Local With Career Exploration

Information science and technology students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha participate in a four-year, tiered experiential learning program to expose them to workforce opportunities in the state.

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Rethinking Responding to Student Writing 

New book argues that students respond more effectively to peers’ writing than professors do and that they’re skilled at self-assessment, too. Still, professors can lay the groundwork for this feedback through scripts and other scaffolding.

Arizona Universities Won’t Require DEI Statements in Hiring

Following urgings from the Goldwater Institute, a Phoenix-based conservative think tank, the Arizona Board of Regents announced Tuesday that it...

Miami English: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute, part of Florida International University Week: Phillip M. Carter, associate professor of linguistics and English...