Academic organizations consider boycotting states with severe abortion restrictions
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Corinne Low, an assistant professor of business economics and public policy at the University of Pennsylvania, sat down with her colleagues last month to discuss what Low said was the year’s biggest event for economists: the Allied Social Sciences Association’s Annual Meeting, hosted by the American Economic Association.
Read More about Academic organizations consider boycotting states with severe abortion restrictionsBiden administration to limit interest capitalization on student loans
CNN — The Biden administration has a plan to slow interest from adding to borrowers’ federal student loan debt balances.
Read More about Biden administration to limit interest capitalization on student loansOpinion: Taking a gap year before graduate school will not affect student professional development
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Nana Lee explains why graduate students and postdocs shouldn’t worry that taking a gap year will disadvantage them in their professional development and career.
Read More about Opinion: Taking a gap year before graduate school will not affect student professional developmentHow rankings factor into choosing a school
MARKETPLACE — Prospective college students — like most other humans — are drawn to names they know. “The college universe is kind of shaped by name brands,” said Jennifer Jessie, a college consultant in a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. “That starts really early. So if you watch any TV show, any movie in the Marvel…
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — I describe one university’s strategy to better support faculty members this fall. I share the results of a new study on student belonging and classroom success. I point you to some resources on creating a strong syllabus.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — At West Texas A&M, at Minnesota’s colleges and with the Common App, colleges are dropping applications as a requirement to be admitted.
Read More about College experiment with student enrollment without applicationsOpinion: Why students in higher education should revise their resumes in the summer
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Summer is a good time for graduate students and postdocs to revisit their curricula vitae and résumés, updating them with what you accomplished in the academic year that has just ended and thinking about what you hope to do in the upcoming semesters.
Read More about Opinion: Why students in higher education should revise their resumes in the summerColleges show only minor progress in diversifying student body
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Colleges in recent years have boasted that they are steadfastly committed to student and faculty racial diversity. But a new analysis by McKinsey & Company says that’s really more talk than action.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED –For all the talk in higher ed about increasing diversity, historically marginalized racial and ethnic populations are still underrepresented among college students, faculty and administrators, according to a new report from McKinsey & Company. “These findings are not novel, but what is significant is the slow rate of progress,” notes the report, titled…
Read More about New report shares college demographic breakdowns and suggestions to diversify higher educationHow students are recovering from lost time during the pandemic
NEW YORK TIMES — A new report estimates that it may take students at least three to five years to recover from the pandemic. Federal relief money will most likely have run out by then.
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