Filter & Sort
Mixed-Aged Children in Preschool
Learning with younger classmates may not be helping some preschool children. In today's Academic Minute, Ohio State University's Kelly Purtell...
Clearing the Shrapnel
Gender-based discrimination in the academic workplace isn’t always overt, but the “shrapnel” of small indignities stays with you. That’s the premise of a new book on this kind of bias, and how to alleviate it.
Pressure to Build the Class: 2016 Survey of Admissions Directors
The pressure on college admissions offices to produce a new class is getting more intense, according to the 2016 Inside...
No Rooney Rule for Colleges
NCAA calls on college leaders to sign pledge promising to recruit and interview more women and ethnic minorities for top sports positions, but stops short of requiring institutions to do so.
The State of Undergraduate Education
The Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education releases its first report, using data to lay out a broad picture of students at today's two- and four-year colleges.
Robot-Written Peer Reviews
Computer-generated gobbledygook can pass for the real thing with many faculty members, study finds.
Academic Minute: Mixed-Aged Children in Preschool
Today on the Academic Minute, Kelly Purtell, assistant professor in the department of human sciences at Ohio State University, explores...
Prime Minister Weighs In on Racist Posters at U of Alberta
Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, on Tuesday commented on racist posters targeting Sikhs found on the University of Alberta campus...