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Should Student Evaluations of Teaching be Nixed?

31 Jul 2018

How should colleges and universities evaluate the teaching performance of their faculty members? While there are numerous possibilities, student evaluations of teaching...

Affirmative Action Hangs in the Balance as Trump Administration Rescinds Obama-Era Guidelines

24 Jul 2018

The Trump administration recently rescinded widely accepted Obama-era guidelines on considering a prospective student’s race as one factor in school admissions decisions....

Why Are Some Colleges and Universities Dropping the SAT/ACT?

27 Jun 2018

The University of Chicago announced that it will no longer require SAT or ACT scores from its undergraduate applicants, beginning in 2023....

Scholars at Risk Cites Urgent Need for Colleges and Universities to Host Endangered Scholars

22 May 2018

“To be ‘free to express yourself,’ it is a foreign word—it’s unheard of.” —Farai Gonzo, SAR scholar from Zimbabwe Threats to academic...

Higher Education Confronts Sexual Misconduct and Changing Federal Policy

01 May 2018

What constitutes sexual misconduct? Who decides? How should colleges and universities handle sexual harassment and assault cases on their campuses? Can university...

New MLA Study Shows Drop in Language Study in the United States

14 Mar 2018

A recently released study conducted by the MLA indicates a continued decline in the percentage of college and university students studying languages...

For-Profit Colleges May Have a Profitable 2018

19 Jan 2018

In December the Department of Education announced that students defrauded by the now defunct higher education chain Corinthian Colleges would not be...

Graduate Student Futures

03 Jan 2018

In recent years, our profession and its graduate students have had to face some hard facts. Historically, humanities programs have single-mindedly prepared...

Humanities Graduates Find New Avenues for Careers

11 Dec 2017

Graduate students work hard. Not only do they immerse themselves in the demands of course work, conferences, and independent research, but they...

House Bill Endangers Student Loan Forgiveness, Benefits For-Profit Colleges

08 Dec 2017

House Republicans this December introduced a bill to reauthorize the 1965 Higher Education Act. The draft has many universities and education advocates...

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Harvard University’s Use of Affirmative Action Upheld

Judge says admissions policy helped achieve a level of diversity that wouldn't have been possible otherwise.

Gavin Newsom Passes Bill to Compensate College Athletes

College athletes in California will be able to profit from the use of their personal brand through endorsement deals.

Rethinking Vocational Education

09 Sep 2019

It’s no secret: even as college enrollment rates are climbing, the American public is growing increasingly disillusioned with higher education’s rising costs and dubious returns on investment. Yet in an ever more interconnected world, the need to become a globally competitive, highly credentialed worker often eclipses individual desires to pursue alternative paths. One such alternative...

Getting the Most out of Study Abroad

28 Aug 2019

Study abroad is an incredible growth opportunity. Living in a different part of the world allows you not only to discover a new place but also to build cultural understanding, establish new connections, advance profoundly in language and communication ability (especially if that part of the world speaks a language other than English), and acquire...