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Presidents Can’t Win

Statements on the Israel-Hamas war draw criticism from all sides. Should commenting on complicated geopolitical events be part of a college leader’s mandate?

Misconceptions About Queer Sexualities in Arab Cultures: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Mejdulene Bernard Shomali, assistant professor in women’s and sexuality studies at the University of Maryland...
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Graduate Applications Up, but Enrollment Falls

Enrollment fell by 4.7 percent in 2022, with particularly steep drops for doctoral programs at top research universities—a possible sign that higher ed’s enrollment crisis is reaching the graduate level.

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Report: Effective Teacher Training Improves Student Outcomes

Research from the Association of College and University Educators found professors who received training on effective teaching practices for in-person or online instruction improved learners’ academic performance.

University Leaders Issue Joint Statement Supporting Israel

A group of college university leaders, representing private religious universities and major public college systems, on Tuesday released a joint...
Rossi the service dog works alongside a University of Wisconsin at La Crosse faculty member as they treat a client.

Success Program Launch: Prehealth Students Work Alongside Service Dogs

Students studying health sciences at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse can work alongside a trained service dog, learning to better serve patients with disabilities.

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Universities of Wisconsin to Close a Branch Campus and Move 2 Online

This is the latest shift as the state system faces ongoing enrollment declines at most of its 13 community colleges.

People sit in a large, full room, with some people standing in the back. Multiple individuals are holding protest signs, including one saying “We Demand Freeze Academic Transformation” and another saying “Gee You Drove Us in a Ditch.”

WVU Professors Get Their Layoff Notices

Amid the sweeping elimination of degree offerings and faculty members’ jobs at West Virginia University, professors are left with possibly hopeless appeals.