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Data-Based Decision-Making Tip: Student Assessment of General Ed
Georgia Institute of Technology gathers student feedback on general education assessment to better understand how they frame and grasp learning outcomes.
Campus Engagement Tip: Building Community and Belonging
Higher education professionals can prevent loneliness, and improve retention and engagement among students, using some key strategies.
Tenure Awarded… at Kalamazoo, Lawrence, St. Bonaventure
Kalamazoo College Aurélie Chatton, French and Francophone studies Chris Ludwa, music Kathryn Sederberg, German studies Lawrence University Israel Del Toro...
Art Appeal
A plan by Valparaiso University to sell valuable artworks, including one by Georgia O’Keeffe, is being opposed by some students and faculty members.
Education Department Will Tap Secret Shoppers
Advocates see the use of secret shoppers—or undercover agents—to go after colleges that may be lying as long overdue and a signal the Education Department is taking responsibility for its role as financial regulator.
Louisiana’s U of Holy Cross to Reduce Size of Faculty
The University of Holy Cross, in Louisiana, will reduce the size of its faculty from 74 to 60 by 2026...
Vision
There are always obstacles in our way. In today’s Academic Minute, part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week, Brett Fajen looks...
A Quashed Pay Cut Continues to Create Tensions
A draft of a faculty agreement for the Maricopa Community Colleges proposed reducing pay for one group of faculty members to bring their wages in line with others. The final version mostly nixed the pay cut, but critics are still concerned.