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Vermont State to Cut Fewer Faculty Positions Than Planned

Cuts at Vermont State University will not be as deep as expected after 17 faculty members accepted buyouts, six decided...

Instructure to Buy Parchment, a Credentialing Platform

Parchment, a digital transcript and credential platform, will be acquired by Instructure, which makes the learning management software Canvas, for...

Psychological Trauma’s Impact on Forensic Inpatient Obesity: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Joseph Davies, lecturer in applied psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University, explores why psychiatric inpatients are...
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What Do Universities Owe Their Donors?

Some megadonors are outraged over institutions’ responses to the Israel-Hamas war. But experts say big checks shouldn’t buy influence over university leaders.

Students sit in a computer lab as seen through a keyhole.

Universities Can’t Accommodate All the Computer Science Majors

High interest in the field has led to overcrowded classes and other issues. Now some institutions are adding requirements to help force students out of the major.

College students working together on a design project and drawing on a blueprint.

Report: Young People Want to Get to Work Sooner

Nondegree pathways are growing in popularity among high school graduates. A new report reveals a gap between students’ knowledge of available opportunities beyond a four-year degree and their interest in skills-based learning.

Miles Community College’s front lawn on a sunny day

Success Program Launch: Making College Pathways Visible for Rural High Schoolers

A community college in Montana is putting a new spin on dual enrollment by providing free one-credit course offerings to local high school students, with content aimed at preparing them for life after graduation.

A Gen Z-er Tracks Politics Without a Smartphone: Syllabus Podcast

This week’s episode of The Syllabus, from the Office of Open Learning at American Jewish University and Inside Higher Ed...