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5 ways to support students’ access to diverse books
Access to diverse books positively impacts children as readers and as people. Having access to diverse texts helps children expand their vocabularies, deepens their understanding…
ACT Says Grade Inflation Is a Serious Problem. It’s Probably Not.
The ACT has seen the writing on the wall—and it doesn’t look good. At a time when more colleges and universities are taking tentative steps…
Financial aid administrators call for student loan system reforms
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The federal government’s student financial aid system…
Student Aid Group Releases Ideas for Loan Reforms
While many wait to see what President Biden will do about forgiving student debts, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators today released a…
Remembering Jonathan Haber, Who Taught So Many to Think Critically
Earnest. Decent. Unassuming. When I think of Jonathan Haber, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack last week, those are the first words that come…
Proposing Kim’s Law of Physical/Virtual Meetings
At least in higher ed, the future is a new normal of combined physical/virtual meetings. I’m not thinking of classes, courses, or academic programs here….
Student Diversity at More Than 4,300 Institutions
The table that follows shows the race, ethnicity, and gender of students at 3,924 colleges and universities in the fall of 2020, the latest year…
Udemy’s chief learning officer shapes training for 1,400 employees — and millions of users
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The change and growth often necessary for…
How the Hiring of a Campus President Landed Maine’s Chancellor — and a Search Firm — in Hot Water
The revelation that the incoming president of the University of Maine at Augusta received votes of no confidence at his previous job — a fact…
Va. Governor Urges Hiring of Faculty With ‘Diverse’ Views
Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, told college presidents this week that he expects them to promote free speech on campus and hire faculty and…