By Scott Jaschik. The American Anthropological Association, the Society for American Archaeology and the Archaeological Institute of America have joined to submit a brief in support of the plaintiffs who have sued the Trump administration alleging that the president does not have authority under the Antiquities Act to substantially reduce the size of Utah's Bears Ears National Monument. More...
By Scott Jaschik. A survey of colleges by Kaplan Test Prep finds, for the third year in a row, a decline in the share of colleges (25 percent this year) that check applicants' social media profiles during the admissions process. The figure was 40 percent in 2015. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Former students have sued the defunct Mount Ida College, its former board members and some of its representatives, MassLive reported. More...
By Ellie Bothwell for Times Higher Education. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has paid $424,000 to insure itself against a significant drop in tuition revenue from Chinese students. More...
By David Matthews for Times Higher Education. Country plans shift away from evaluating faculty members only on research metrics. Move would also make it possible to be hired on the basis of teaching. More...
By Simon Baker for Times Higher Education. The proportion of British students being accepted to university courses with lower school-leaving grades is at one of its highest rates ever, according to a report from the country’s admissions body. More...
By Rachael Pells for Times Higher Education. Brazilian academics have vowed to fight back against threats to academic freedom after campuses were stormed by military police and staff were arrested for their political views in the wake of the presidential election. More...
Small-group work is perhaps the most touted recommendation in the world of teaching. It is a foundational method for building inclusive classrooms and lies at the heart of some of the most innovative approaches to teaching currently in vogue, such as active learning and student-centered learning. More...
Perry Greene provides tips for hiring and retaining diverse faculty members at predominantly white institutions. More...
As the semester comes to a close, Anthony Ocampo and Kerry Ann Rockquemore share five strategies for academics experiencing “outrage fatigue.” More...
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