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Belle Wheelan to Retire as Head of Southern Accreditor
Belle S. Wheelan, president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges, will retire next June after...
A Dean Called for Silencing Harvard’s Faculty Critics. He’s Been Roasted.
Lawrence D. Bobo’s argument that professors should face sanctions for inciting “external actors” to “intervene” at the university has been roundly lambasted. But it tapped into an ongoing debate: When is outside intervention warranted?
Should 2 North Carolina HBCUs Merge?
Saint Augustine’s board chair alleges that local business leaders are trying to force a merger with nearby Shaw. His claims come as alumni call for the board’s removal.
U.S. May Owe Money to Students It Recruited to Sham University
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for students recruited to a sham university set up by U.S...
The Misunderstood Politics of the Energy Transition: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: David Spence, professor of business, government and society at the University of Texas at Austin’s...
A New Guide for Responsible AI Use in Higher Ed
Generative artificial intelligence holds “tremendous promise” in nearly every facet of higher education, but there need to be guardrails, policies...
Professor’s Killer Sentenced to Life in Prison
The former University of Arizona graduate student convicted of murdering a professor on campus has been sentenced to life in...
Teaching Tip: A More Strategic Syllabus Day
Rather than reviewing syllabus material, instructors can consider these five ideas to implement on the first day of class to promote students’ engagement and academic success.