Bringing Students Back, Moving Them Forward
Student success coaches contacted 27,000 students who dropped out at 25 colleges and universities. The coaches re-enrolled 3,000 students this academic year. Read more
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When Do Professors Self-Censor?
British professors are more likely to do so when they are teaching a class that includes Chinese students, study finds. Read more
‘Tarred Healing’
Was what happened to a scrapped photo exhibition on Black communities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill about creative differences or censorship? Read more
Present and Engaged While on Lockdown
When the pandemic prevented a College of Wooster professor from teaching at a local correctional facility as planned, she brought the incarcerated students to her campus classroom virtually by using robots instead. Read more
UNLV President turns himself into an AI
University of Nevada at Las Vegas president Keith Whitfield hopes the artificial intelligence version of himself will serve as a more personable chat bot that can help connect students with resources and check in on their health and well-being. Read more
Russia-Ukraine war disrupts study abroad
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted some colleges to recall students from study abroad programs; future programs in certain parts of Eastern Europe may also be in jeopardy. Read more
Losing Money on Graduate Degrees
A new report finds that STEM programs and professional degrees often pay off, while those in arts and humanities frequently do not. Many M.B.A. programs also offer a negative return on investment. Read more
‘Earning Is More Important Than Learning’
The authors of a new book discuss how higher education lost its way and what institutions need to do to get back to their mission of transforming students’ lives. Read more
Appeals Court Revives COVID Lawsuits
A federal appeals court partially reversed a lower court ruling against students seeking refunds from American University and George Washington University for moving online during COVID-19. Read more
Do Academic Boycotts Work?
Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine raises the question to the globally interconnected world of academe. Read more
