[ad_1] Colleges are focused, as never before, on the role of student well-being in ensuring persistence and completion. What are the special challenges and strategies for the growing numbers of students who are studying partially or fully online? This week’s episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed’s news and analysis podcast, builds off a great …
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[ad_1] The University of Kentucky has received a $100 million gift for the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, the largest in the university’s 160-year history. UK alum and former trustee Carol Martin “Bill” Gatton, who died last year, bestowed the gift through the Bill Gatton Foundation. “Our college has served Kentucky and beyond for over …
[ad_1] A professor says he caught 40 of his 96 online Introduction to Ethics students cheating by posting on Quizlet a copy of his final exam with wrong answers, Daily Nous reported. Garret Merriam, an associate professor at California State University, Sacramento, told the philosophy website that he found one of his previous final exams …
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[ad_1] Bellarmine University faculty members have voted no confidence in their president, provost and senior vice president. “The president has made poor financial decisions in response to the dire fiscal realities that Bellarmine is facing and does not inspire confidence in leading the university out of the situation,” says the resolution on President Susan Donovan. …
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[ad_1] Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise appearance at the commencement ceremony for Johns Hopkins University’s Class of 2023 on Thursday. Zelensky, appearing via live stream in his signature khaki-green polo, spoke about the value of time and recounted a recent trip to the front line of his country’s war with Russia, which has …
[ad_1] Today on the Academic Minute: William A. Herbert, Distinguished Lecturer and executive director of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions at Hunter College, part of the City University of New York, examines one way to push higher education forward. Learn more about the Academic Minute …
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[ad_1] Sherman (Sherm) Bloomer, associate vice president of budget and resource planning at Oregon State University, has been named chancellor and dean of Oregon State’s Cascades campus. Christy L. Brown, chief executive officer of Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast, has been chosen as president of Alverno College, also in Wisconsin. John Coleman, dean of the …
[ad_1] The Education Department is reminding colleges and universities about their responsibilities under federal civil rights law to protect students from antisemitic harassment. Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Catherine Lhamon wrote in a Dear Colleague letter released Thursday that a university violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 “when it fails to take …
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[ad_1] by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD Education is a dynamic field, constantly evolving with new insights and innovative approaches but sometimes those practices aren’t rooted in research and evidence. Incorporating evidence-based teaching methods allows educators to provide their students with more effective learning experiences, resulting in improved outcomes. Aside from the challenge of …
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[ad_1] As technology evolves living patterns change–and vice versa. These kinds of changes impact a range of societal factors. Your mom starts using facebook and gets more opportunities to see pictures of grandchildren, but perhaps seems less likely to call or physically stop by in lieu. Smartphones and GPS devices mean fewer people buy maps or …
