Academics need greater help in addressing the mental health problems of their students
Increasing numbers of students are seeking counselling, suffering from depression and even feeling suicidal.
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Display stating socialism killed 100 million-plus people abruptly taken down at UNC Charlotte
On Monday evening, conservative students at the University of North Carolina Charlotte put a display up on their campus that warned of the deadly dangers of socialism.
As Confucius Institutes shutter, Chinese spies in the US hold steady
Confucius Institutes on college campuses around the country are closing over concern of Chinese influence.
Warren to DeVos: Drop Navient’s Contract
Massachusetts Democrat puts loan-servicing giant in the crosshairs. But removing Navient from federal student loan program would be difficult, observers say.
UAE claims world first with AI-focused university
Graduate institution to be led by former Oxford professor
Public university tells professors not to grade based on merit
Faculty workshops designed to persuade teachers not to grade based upon merit are popping up at universities from Washington, D.C. to the potato capital of the world.
China: End to undergraduates’ cushy lives
Saying goodbye to make-up exams will not be easy
Prioritizing Privacy
Protecting the personal information of students and employees is a growing concern for colleges and universities, but where does the buck stop?
University BANS ‘acts of intolerance’
Furman University has an “Acts of Intolerance” policy, which could punish “theme parties” and “costumes” that “reinforce stereotypes.”
4 Personas of Adult Learners
Marketing firm describes four personas of adult learners, arguing for more nuance in serving one of higher education's most sought-after populations.
