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U of Hawai‘i Extends Online Learning
The University of Hawai‘i has extended online learning another week, to Jan. 31, because of the spike in COVID-19 cases...
Are We Biased Against Government?
Trust in government is said to be at an all-time low. In today’s Academic Minute, American University’s Anna Amirkhanyan digs...
A Decades-Long ‘National Crisis,’ and A New Position
Compton College created a new position focused on the academic needs of Black and Latino men. Campus leaders believe they’re at the forefront of a new and long overdue trend.
No Satisfaction on Student Ratings of Instruction
Students’ happiness with their grade, not instructional quality, is a major driver of the correlation between high grades and high student ratings of instruction, according to a new working paper. Interventions don’t quite work, either.
UAGC's Struggles Grow as Lawsuit and Investigation Outcomes Loom
With its accreditor’s decision on potential sanctions due soon, the University of Arizona Global Campus is also contending with lower-than-expected enrollment and a California lawsuit against its corporate partner.
New Programs: Nursing, Supply Chain Management, Natural Resources, Public Health, Marketing
Berkeley College is starting a master of science in nursing. Caldwell University is starting a bachelor of science in supply...
Errors in Judgment
Public university presidents are advised not to put anything in writing that they wouldn’t want released publicly. Former Michigan president Schlissel likely knew this, higher education experts say.
Academic Minute: Are We Biased Against Government?
Today on the Academic Minute: Anna Amirkhanyan, professor of public administration and policy at American University, explores why trust in...