Turn away from tenure’s dark side
A significant minority of tenured faculty spend their lives undermining others when they could be working for progressive change, argues Douglas Dowland
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‘Nudging’ students to college matriculation
While cell phones in the classroom can detract from student learning, one school program is taking advantage of the fact that a generation of digital natives can’t stay off their phones.
Legal vindication does not end the problems for Turkey’s ‘Academics for Peace’
Those fired and imprisoned for signing a 2016 statement condemning Turkish military action still have a long struggle ahead
The Search for a Moderate Solution to Debt Relief
The student debt relief plans from Democratic presidential contenders Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg offer targeted loan forgiveness, drawing contrast with Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
UMich stands by Trump fundraising megadonor despite alumni demands
University of Michigan alumni called on the school to condemn one of its largest donors for hosting a fundraiser for President Donald Trump.
Want to improve your students’ attainment? Send them abroad
International education is not just about personal transformation – it also delivers better core academic outcomes
Flipped classroom ‘fails to improve student performance’
Authors of randomised control trial study warn that popular approach could be exacerbating achievement gaps between different groups of learners
University to launch workshop that teaches men about the ‘aesthetics of manhood’
As part of a lineup of health programs, a public university this fall will offer a workshop for “male-identified students” to discuss sexuality, emotional expression, hook-up culture and the “aesthetics of manhood.”
Chinese kids groomed for studies abroad via overseas summer camps
Zhou Xiaodong, a deputy general manager of an enterprise in Wuhan, Hubei province, has been thinking about sending his son Zhou Zixuan to an overseas university since he was just a seventh-grade student.
Controversy Over Western Civilization Funding in Australia
University of Queensland says fixed-term gift will provide rare infusion of support for humanities, but professors and students have concerns about academic freedom and the donor's political agenda.
