Academe Today: 'Pouring Energy Into a Void': Professors Reach Out to Disengaged Students

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STUDENT DISENGAGEMENT

‘It Feels Like I’m Pouring Energy Into a Void’

By Beth McMurtrie

Faculty members share their thoughts on trying to reach disconnected students.

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BACKGROUNDER

A ‘Stunning’ Level of Student Disconnection

By Beth McMurtrie

Professors are reporting record numbers of students checked out, stressed out, and unsure of their future.

FINDING FLEXIBILITY

Some Colleges Are Ending Hybrid Learning. Students Are Pushing Back.

By Adrienne Lu

While administrators tout the benefits of in-person instruction, some students want to preserve the flexibility of the pandemic era.

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THE REVIEW | ESSAY

She Took Her Oral Exams. 45 Years Later, She Filed Her Dissertation.

By Elisa Tamarkin

What a scholar’s delayed degree tells us about criticism now.

THE REVIEW

Conceptual, Cunning, and Conclusive — What Psychology Isn’t

By Len Gutkin

Two scholars argue for a radical reconceptualization of the field.

LIVE CORONAVIRUS UPDATES

Some Colleges Reinstate Mask Mandates Just Weeks After Removing Them

By Sahalie Donaldson

A handful of universities are bringing back the requirements in response to an uptick in campus Covid-19 caseloads.

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MAKING SENSE OF DATA

Turning Big Data Into Student Support

UPCOMING: April 12 at 2 p.m., ET.
Big data has the power to transform the student experience, but to do so, colleges must first make sense of it. What’s the step-by-step process they must follow? A panel of experts shares thoughts at a virtual forum. With Support From Dell Technologies. Register here.

ONLINE LEARNING

Building Academic Integrity in Online Courses

UPCOMING: April 13 at 2 p.m., ET.
Institutions are struggling to expand their online offerings while ensuring academic integrity. At this virtual forum a panel of experts examines lessons learned over the past two years. With Support From Honorlock. Register here.

ADMISSIONS

New Strategies for Recruitment

UPCOMING: April 14 at 2 p.m., ET.
The pandemic changed admissions forever. In this forum a panel of experts will examine how colleges can reach new students and address parents’ concerns about the value of a college education. With Support From the University of Florida. Register here.

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Post-Covid, the Personal Is the Professional

By Kevin Gannon

Having experienced a more humane approach to work, why go back to the way things were before?

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