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5 août 2015

Why do students cheat? Listen to this dean’s words

By Chris Loschiavo. Cheating in college has been with us since the inception of higher education. In recent months, cases of cheating, including large-scale cheating at elite colleges, have led to considerable turmoil. More...

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5 août 2015

In the Science retraction, a learning moment for researchers and the public

By Judith Stark. The recent case of the retraction of an article on the ability of openly gay canvassers to shift voters' views toward support for same-sex marriage serves in many ways as a cautionary tale both for researchers and the public. More...

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5 août 2015

Should female faculty get bonus points to correct for gender bias in student evaluations?

By Sara B. Pritchard. Now that most colleges and universities have completed their spring semesters, course instructors are opening up sealed manila envelopes, all over the country, to read their teaching evaluations. More...

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5 août 2015

Let’s talk race: a teacher tells students not to be ‘color-blind’

By Meghan L Mills. Following the recent events featured in the media such as the riots in Baltimore that came after the fatal shooting of Freddie Gray, Rachel Dolezal stepping down as the Spokane Washington NAACP president, and the tragic shootings in Charleston, South Carolina, public discussions have primarily focused on issues surrounding individual responsibility and mental illness. More...

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5 août 2015

We cannot teach race without addressing what it means to be ‘white’

By Jennifer Harvey. We have steeped ourselves in higher education today in a framework for understanding difference that insists we should “value diversity.” Even then, in terms of realizing a robust multiracial environment in colleges across the nation, we have a very long way to go. More...

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5 août 2015

Who is to teach ethics to the university?

By James Keenan SJ. The narratives that help illustrate the lack of professional ethics at American universities occur with greater and greater frequency, though most often we fail to note them as such. More...

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5 août 2015

How can we fulfill the promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act?

By Jean Crockett. In July 1990, President George H W Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law in an action that “gave voice to the nation’s highest ideals.”
As we celebrate 25 years of ADA, we can see the significance of this law. More...

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5 août 2015

Here is why it makes sense to reopen access to Pell grants for prisoners

By Ellen Condliffe Lagemann. US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and US Attorney General Loretta Lynch are expected to make a momentous announcement on Friday on the experimental reopening of Pell grant eligibility for some people in custody in federal correctional facilities. More...

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5 août 2015

It’s true: happier students get higher grades

By Lauren Schiller and Christina Hinton. What leads to success in school?
Recent research suggests success is partly driven by character skills. “Grit,” for example, or perseverance and passion for long-term goals, seems to be a better predictor of success than IQ in school and beyond. More...

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5 août 2015

Is there an Asian ‘disadvantage’ in higher ed?

By Stacey Lee and Kevin K Kumashiro. The subject of quotas for Asian American students in higher education is making news as groups of Asian Americans file lawsuits against Harvard and other elite universities. More...

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