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A New College Lesson Plan for Improving Executive Functioning
Many students are coming to college with difficulties in basic tasks and life management skills, resulting in an inability to, for example, prioritize tasks effectively and get to class on time. Academic adviser Ana Homayoun offers four ways higher ed can support these students.
Between the Living and the Dead
Scott McLemee reviews Carl Öhman's “The Afterlife of Data.”
A Not-So-Sweet 16 Percent
We haven’t moved the dial on transfer student success, Eileen L. Strempel and Stephen J. Handel write.
A Case for Term Limits for College Leaders
Term limits would create conditions for more visionary and collaborative leadership, Binnur Ozkececi-Taner writes.
Milton’s Last Stand, in Florida
Richard Utz sees curricular nostalgia at work in Stanley Fish’s choice to teach Milton at the New College of Florida.
With Confidence in Higher Ed Plummeting, Colleges Must Recommit to Teaching
The best way to rebuild confidence in higher ed is to focus on teaching, Holden Thorp and Buck Goldstein write.
Let’s Have Better Debates About Standardized Tests
Ben Paris argues that test critics downplay the disadvantages of test-optional policies.
It’s Time to Restore U.S. Study Abroad to China
The U.S. should restore Fulbright exchanges in China and encourage students to study there, Zhiqun Zhu writes.