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Faculty Members Fear Pandemic Will Weaken Their Ranks
by By Megan Zahneis on April 9, 2020 at 9:46 pm
As college leaders announce hiring freezes and raise the specter of layoffs, professors worry […]
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‘Don’t Worry About the Class’: How One Professor Responded to a Student With Covid-19 Symptoms
by By Beckie Supiano on April 9, 2020 at 8:49 pm
After an information-sciences instructor heard from a student whoâs fallen ill, she took to […]
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How Much Coronavirus Stimulus Money Will Your College Get? Take a Look
by By Dan Bauman on April 9, 2020 at 6:29 pm
The Education Department has released new information about how most of the direct funding to […]
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Canceled and Altered Summer Programs Will Cost Colleges Hundreds of Millions
by By Alexander C. Kafka on April 9, 2020 at 4:47 pm
Some are making quick pivots to online. But for many, this will be a lost season.
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How to Reconnect With Students and Strengthen Your Remote Course
by By Beth McMurtrie on April 9, 2020 at 3:00 pm
Students now are distracted, anxious, and sometimes disengaged. Two experts on teaching people with […]
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The Decision
by The Chronicle of Higher Education on April 9, 2020 at 4:00 am
As the coronavirus outbreak spread across the United States, college leaders faced a choice that […]
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4 Colleges, 2 Weeks, One Choice: How Covid-19 Scattered U.S. Higher Education
by By Lindsay Ellis on April 8, 2020 at 10:57 pm
As the pandemic spread, campus presidents came to grips with a reality that had once been […]
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Transitions: Olin College of Engineering Names Next President; New Provost Selected at Hanover College
by Compiled by Julia Piper on April 8, 2020 at 10:00 pm
Gilda Barabino will succeed the founding president of Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering.Â
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Why New Research Calls Some Flagships ‘Land-Grab Universities’
by By Bennett Leckrone on April 8, 2020 at 7:40 pm
Robert Lee spent years uncovering how America built its system of public higher education through […]
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The Pandemic Is Already Hitting Sectors Unevenly, Never Mind the Hitches in Federal Relief
by By Goldie Blumenstyk on April 8, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Everyoneâs worried about financial implications, but some college officials are trying to […]
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Good Questions for Better Essay Prompts (and Papers)
by Jessica McCaughey on April 8, 2020 at 5:30 am
Most professors would admit that they’ve found themselves frustrated when grading papers. […]
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Creating Experiential Learning Opportunities in Any Course
by Timothy Hanrahan, PhD on April 6, 2020 at 5:34 am
The terms rigor and relevance have rocketed to the forefront of K-12 education initiatives over the […]
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Redefining What’s Fair in Your Transition to Online
by Stefanie R. Sorbet, EdD on April 3, 2020 at 5:41 am
Here I sit in my new, make-shift home office moving my face-to-face courses online with a view of […]
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Nine Benefits of Student-Generated Discussion and Exam Questions
by Meriah L. Crawford, MFA, PhD on April 1, 2020 at 5:57 am
As someone who mostly teaches composition and the occasional literature or creative writing class, […]
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When the Tide Goes Out: Identifying and Supporting Struggling Students in Online Courses
by Marie A. Revak, PhD on March 30, 2020 at 5:09 am
Students in online courses start with the best intentions—keeping up with the readings and […]
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Five Tips for Switching to Online Instruction
by Aurora D. Bonner on March 27, 2020 at 5:37 am
As schools across the nation announce they are switching to online instruction in an attempt to […]
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Leading Our Classes Through Times of Crisis with Engagement and PEACE
by Donald A. Saucier, PhD, and Tucker L. Jones, MS on March 25, 2020 at 5:25 am
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has caused a fast and radical shift across colleges and […]
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A Checklist for Building Community in the College Classroom
by Julie Sochacki, JD on March 23, 2020 at 5:05 am
Instructors have temporary experiences with groups of students each semester. Even so, these brief […]
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Eight Steps for a Smoother Transition to Online Teaching
by J.A. Miller, PhD on March 20, 2020 at 5:02 am
As universities rush to get all their courses online quickly, there’s a high probability of […]
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Advancing a New Mindset About Curriculum Design
by Adrianna Davis, EdD, MS on March 18, 2020 at 5:17 am
One of the most basic principles in education is backward curriculum design. This approach involves […]
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Coronavirus: Universities warn of going bust without emergency funds
on April 9, 2020 at 11:07 pm
Universities call for £2bn bail out to survive the cash pressures of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus: Great apes on lockdown over threat of disease
on April 9, 2020 at 11:06 pm
Fears are growing that gorillas, orangutans and others apes could contract the virus.
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Cities struggling to boost urban tree cover
on April 9, 2020 at 11:01 pm
Many cities have ambitious plans to boost tree numbers, but development hinders their aims.
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ISS crew blast off after long quarantine
on April 9, 2020 at 3:12 pm
Traditional fanfare is abandoned as a team head for the International Space Station.
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BepiColombo: Mercury mission set to wave goodbye to Earth
on April 9, 2020 at 1:49 pm
The joint European-Japanese mission is set to swing by Earth on its long journey to the "iron […]
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Mysteries of decorated ostrich eggs in British Museum revealed
on April 9, 2020 at 1:24 pm
Five Easter-egg sized decorated ostrich eggs in the British Museum are the subject of a new study.
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Coronavirus: 'Worryingly low number' of at-risk children in school
on April 9, 2020 at 11:53 am
Attendance rates are concerning professionals working to protect vulnerable children in the UK.
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Coronavirus: Students angry at empty rooms rent charge
on April 9, 2020 at 12:38 am
Students away from universities shut down by coronavirus want to stop paying rent.
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Coronavirus: Lockdown 'could boost wild flowers'
on April 9, 2020 at 12:35 am
A plant charity is predicting a boost for wild flowers because some councils have stopped mowing.
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Crops were cultivated in regions of the Amazon '10,000 years ago'
on April 8, 2020 at 3:01 pm
Humans have grown crops in areas of the Amazon since the end of the last ice age, a study says.
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Sweet as: The science of how diet can change the way sugar tastes
on April 9, 2020 at 2:03 pm
Researchers have discovered the basic science of how sweet taste perception is fine-tuned in […]
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STEM students learn as well online as in classrooms
on April 8, 2020 at 10:47 pm
Students learned just as much in online STEM college courses as they did in traditional classroom […]
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STEM students learn as well online as in classrooms
on April 8, 2020 at 10:47 pm
Students learned just as much in online STEM college courses as they did in traditional classroom […]
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STEM students learn as well online as in classrooms
on April 8, 2020 at 10:47 pm
Students learned just as much in online STEM college courses as they did in traditional classroom […]
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STEM students learn as well online as in classrooms
on April 8, 2020 at 10:47 pm
Students learned just as much in online STEM college courses as they did in traditional classroom […]
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Public policies push schools to prioritize creating better test-takers over better people
on April 8, 2020 at 7:12 pm
Personal growth and job skills have taken a backseat to an increased focus on standardized test […]
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Babies retain even detailed events during a nap
on April 7, 2020 at 5:14 pm
While sleeping the brain goes through previously experienced things, consolidates new memory […]
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US modelling study estimates impact of school closures for COVID-19 on US health-care workforce and associated mortality
on April 4, 2020 at 7:56 pm
US policymakers considering physical distancing measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 face a […]
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Cocky kids: The four-year-olds with the same overconfidence as risk-taking bankers
on April 2, 2020 at 3:01 pm
Overconfidence in one's own abilities despite clear evidence to the contrary is present and […]
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Concerns over 'exaggerated' study claims of AI outperforming doctors
on March 26, 2020 at 1:21 am
Many studies claiming that artificial intelligence is as good as (or better than) human experts at […]
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