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‘That’s a Great Question!’: The Value of Positive Faculty Feedback
One recent paper links welcoming faculty responses to student questions to better student outcomes in STEM courses, building on other work finding that students benefit when professors are approachable, accessible and supportive.
Birmingham-Southern Announces Abrupt Closure
Denied a lifeline from a tailor-made state loan program, the small, private Christian institution will close in May after years of financial issues.
Scaling Up: Peer-Coaching Helps Faculty Boost Student Success
Colleagues at Sacred Heart University provide feedback and guidance to one another with the goal of improving teaching and learning within the classroom.
Digital Media Literacy Becoming a Graduation Requirement
As concerns mount about online misinformation, AI-created images and the ethics of the digital landscape, several institutions are requiring courses in digital media literacy.
Variety of Attitudes About Science: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Laurence Hurst, professor of evolutionary genetics at the University of Bath, explores the differences between...
Boston University Graduate Student Workers Strike
Boston University graduate student workers began striking Monday, calling for better pay, improved health care coverage and guaranteed childcare subsidies...
Black, Hispanic Students More Likely to Consider Leaving College
Black and Hispanic students were more likely than their white classmates to have considered leaving college in the last six...
FAFSA Timeline Delayed Again
The Education Department announced Monday that students will not be able to make corrections or adjustments to their student aid...