5 Higher Ed Mistakes I Made With My Kids

[ad_1] I’ve long been a fan of how Matt Reed writes about his family. Matt artfully walks the line between bringing our higher ed work home while maintaining family privacy. When…

Student Loan Debt, Equity, and Forgiveness

[ad_1] First, thank you for the very warm reception of this new blog. As soon as I published the first post, I came down with COVID and, now, two weeks…

Professors Are Being Asked to Accommodate Students. That’s Not the Same Ask for Everyone.

[ad_1] As students have confronted the many challenges of the past two years, they’ve leaned on their professors for support. They’ve asked for accommodations, extensions, and flexibility. They’ve sought help…

Searching for Careers Beyond the Academy

[ad_1] This article is the third in a multi-part series on career paths beyond the academy. The first piece provided advice on when and why to consider careers outside higher…

Colleges must support students with long COVID (opinion)

[ad_1] “Completely flattened by fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, and lightheadedness” are some of the terms used to describe the experiences of young, healthy, often athletic students who contracted COVID-19. As much…

White House officials considering $10,000 in debt relief

[ad_1] White House officials are planning to cancel $10,000 in student debt per borrower, a central campaign promise by President Biden that would relieve debt for millions of Americans, according…

UCLA, University of Hawai‘i, Penn State adopt mask mandates

[ad_1] The University of California, Los Angeles, restored its indoor mask mandate last week, joining the University of Hawai‘i system, Pennsylvania State University (for both the main campus and 13…

Columbia task force recommends changes to undergrad college

[ad_1] Columbia University is weighing a controversial set of proposals that would effectively reduce the authority of the dean of the undergraduate Columbia College and make more powerful and visible…

Academic Minute | Uncovering Hidden Biodiversity in the Tropics

[ad_1] Have we discovered everything in the animal kingdom already? In today’s Academic Minute, the University of North Carolina at Asheville’s R. Graham Reynolds explores Hispaniola to find out. Reynolds…

Academic Minute | Uncovering Hidden Biodiversity in the Tropics

[ad_1] Have we discovered everything in the animal kingdom already? In today’s Academic Minute, the University of North Carolina at Asheville’s R. Graham Reynolds explores Hispaniola to find out. Reynolds…