Cover of the book "How to Mentor Anyone in Academia" next to a photo of the author Maria Lamonaca Wisdom.

Mentoring in an Era of Uncertainty for Higher Education

Mentoring in an Era of Uncertainty for Higher Education

kathryn.palmer…

Fri, 04/18/2025 – 03:00 AM

While most students want good mentors, faculty often don’t know how to deliver on those expectations. A new book from a faculty coach at Duke University offers some guidance.

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Mentoring in an Era of Uncertainty for Higher Education

kathryn.palmer…

Fri, 04/18/2025 – 03:00 AM

While most students want good mentors, faculty often don’t know how to deliver on those expectations. A new book from a faculty coach at Duke University offers some guidance.

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Kathryn Palmer 

An illustration of President Donald Trump sitting at a chess board.

What to Know About Trump’s Strategy Targeting Colleges’ Grants and Contracts

What to Know About Trump’s Strategy Targeting Colleges’ Grants and Contracts

Katherine Knott

Fri, 04/18/2025 – 03:00 AM

The novel approach is targeting billions of dollars for research and could reshape higher education for years to come.

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What to Know About Trump’s Strategy Targeting Colleges’ Grants and Contracts

Katherine Knott

Fri, 04/18/2025 – 03:00 AM

The novel approach is targeting billions of dollars for research and could reshape higher education for years to come.

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Jessica Blake 

Three University students are seen sitting together in class as they work together on an assignment

3 Strategies for Improving Upward Transfer

3 Strategies for Improving Upward Transfer

Ashley Mowreader

Fri, 04/18/2025 – 03:00 AM

A Community College Research Center report outlines recommendations to raise transfer outcomes for two-year college students.

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3 Strategies for Improving Upward Transfer

Ashley Mowreader

Fri, 04/18/2025 – 03:00 AM

A Community College Research Center report outlines recommendations to raise transfer outcomes for two-year college students.

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Ashley Mowreader 

A photo illustration of letterhead for "Prosperity University." The letter begins: "Dear Excepted Student" and continues "Congratulations on your admission to Prosperity..."

You’re Excepted!

You’re Excepted!

Elizabeth Redden

Fri, 04/18/2025 – 03:00 AM

Rachel Toor ghostwrites an acceptance letter from the founding president of Prosperity University, with an AI assist in the form of Claude, writer at Anthropic.

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You’re Excepted!

Elizabeth Redden

Fri, 04/18/2025 – 03:00 AM

Rachel Toor ghostwrites an acceptance letter from the founding president of Prosperity University, with an AI assist in the form of Claude, writer at Anthropic.

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Rachel Toor 

Four college students sit around a table, one of them with a pencil in her hand as if she is explaining something.

5 Easy Ways Professors Skeptical About Group Work Can Use It

5 Easy Ways Professors Skeptical About Group Work Can Use It

Melissa Ezarik

Fri, 04/18/2025 – 03:00 AM

Getting students to actively engage in class discussions is a common challenge, but group exercises can help both new and experienced instructors accomplish just that.

5 Easy Ways Professors Skeptical About Group Work Can Use It

Melissa Ezarik

Fri, 04/18/2025 – 03:00 AM

Getting students to actively engage in class discussions is a common challenge, but group exercises can help both new and experienced instructors accomplish just that.

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Tim Franz
Lauren Vicker