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Academic Affairs

4 steps to effective personalized student loan counseling

Prospective and current students, as well as alumni, need guidance from their institutions in being responsible about taking out student loans and then paying them back.

Same God documentary: Academic and religious freedoms on campus under the spotlight

Film covers Wheaton College (Ill.) professor’s suspension for making a statement that officials determined conflicted with the institution’s statement of faith.

Student self-care practices on the course syllabus

With many college students, even high-achieving ones, feeling overwhelmed, faculty can play a role in encouraging students to take care of themselves. Here’s how.

From combat to campus: Profile of a higher ed leader

Despite decades in higher education, Troy University Chancellor Jack Hawkins says nothing has had a greater influence on him than his service in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.

Highlights from 5 honors colleges

A look at fees, acceptance rates and enrollment at model honors programs

How a small honors college offers a great books program

Five students in the honors college at Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina don’t have a single textbook in their classes.

Thu Jan 9th, 2020

Honors college innovations: Programs to model

Campus leaders are distinguishing honors colleges from their four-year programs by building honors campuses and blending advanced courses into general education.

Thu Jan 9th, 2020

Money management accounts for more of academic leaders’ time

A day in the life of a college’s chief academic officer includes more time spent on managing money than ever.
Thu Nov 14th, 2019

How higher ed scores victories for vets

Colleges expand programs for former service members who have a hard time transitioning from the mission-oriented military to a more open, less rigid world of campus choices.
Thu Nov 7th, 2019

People Watch: Edwards voted in as Wright State U’s president—without her knowledge

Susan Edwards was to have served on an interim basis, but the board of trustees appointed her to lead the Ohio school.
Thu Nov 7th, 2019

How faculty become ‘military competent’ to better understand veterans

College classrooms can alienate veterans used to mission-oriented military life. It’s not because they don’t have the academic skills, but they don’t always feel welcome.
Thu Nov 7th, 2019