The Name Game
Some community colleges have dropped the word “community” from their names as institutions re-envision their academic offerings and try to avoid negative stereotypes. Read more
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Are you preparing students with the critical thinking skills essential for success?
In analyzing 80 million job postings, a labor market analytics firm found employers seek skills such as critical thinking four times more frequently than the top-five technical skills. Read more
College hosts ‘Why Ban Books’ event amid national debate over book banning
From attempts to cancel conservative Matt Walsh’s “Johnny the Walrus” anti-trans children’s book to parents calling for pulling sexually explicit novels and comics from school libraries, the topic of banning books is a large part of today’s national discourse. Read more
Here are even more colleges inviting liberal commencement speakers
This spring, graduating college students across the country will hear commencement speeches from liberal politicians, woke CEOs, and social justice activists. Read more
Humanities Graduate Education Is Shrinking
A new report from the Humanities Indicators Project finds that master’s degrees in humanities fields peaked in 2012 and Ph.D.s three years later. There are no signs of a bounce back. Read more
Instead of obsessing over learning facts, let’s teach children how to think
Learning how to find things out is what the scientific method is all about. The UK’s curriculum would benefit from more of it Read more
Texas will study how to support college degree alternatives
The Lone Star State wants to know how it can help workers in gaining skills without getting a college degree. Read more
Amazon reports loss as online sales falter
Amazon has reported its first quarterly loss since 2015 due to lower online sales and a fall in the value of its shares in electric vehicle firm Rivian. Read more
Collin College critics rally behind faculty who are challenging a ‘regime of silence’
The college is juggling criticism from free speech advocates and legal challenges from faculty who claim administrators have created a culture of fear. Read more
College updates its campus speaker policy after controversial Kamala Harris remarks
A new policy at Saint Vincent College will require the college president’s approval before speakers can be invited to campus to ensure the programming aligns with the Catholic school's values. Read more
