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24 août 2015

Not Just Research

HomeBy Colleen Flaherty. It’s no secret that science courses, particularly at the first- and second-year levels, can be dry. The classes are big, the content is wide but typically shallow, and professors often resort to lectures. Read more...

24 août 2015

Trump's Unexpected Support for International Students

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. The Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump may be known for his nativist rhetoric and policy positions in favor of mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, the building of a border wall billed to the treasury of Mexico, and the elimination of birthright citizenship for children whose parents are in the U.S. illegally -- but his recent comments on international students struck a welcoming tone. Read more...

24 août 2015

Study in Tehran

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. Will American universities send students to Iran on study abroad programs any time soon?
Some institutions are certainly thinking about it. Read more...

24 août 2015

Please Forward!

HomeBy Carl Straumsheim. When political campaigns enlist college and university employees to spread the word to colleagues and students, they may inadvertently be asking their supporters to break institutional policy -- or state law. Read more...

24 août 2015

'Women Supporting Women Online'

HomeBy Carl Straumsheim. Bay Path University is having to adjust downward the number of students it believes will want to study online through its American Women’s College, but university leaders say they see fully online education as one of many endeavors that will help them remain a financially sound women’s college in the future. Read more...

24 août 2015

Extracurricular Activities

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. The hack of the Ashley Madison website, where those seeking extramarital affairs could theoretically communicate privately, has led to much analysis of the 36 million names of registrants now publicly available. Read more...

24 août 2015

What Freshmen Know ... and Don't Know

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. Each August since 1998, Beloit College has released its "mind-set list" to help faculty and administrators understand what a new class of freshmen have experienced and not experienced. Read more...

24 août 2015

Genetically Inclined to Learn

HomeBy Jacqueline Thomsen. A study released today has found that an individual’s genetic makeup can have a direct effect on the level of education achieved by that individual, the first time that researchers have found such a relationship. Read more...

24 août 2015

Spend or Be Taxed

HomeBy Jacqueline Thomsen. Voters in Arizona may have a chance over the next few years to prevent future state cuts to higher education -- with a catch. Read more...

24 août 2015

'Yes Means Yes' Orientation

HomeBy Jacqueline Thomsen. When students at Indiana University at Bloomington are asked to describe consent, they can often recite the lyrics from a student-written musical. Read more...

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