Seth Bodnar, a business executive, took over the ailing University of Montana in January. He says the institution needs to evolve, but some professors say he’s putting the humanities on the chopping block.
An ad hoc group’s report could be a setback for the provost’s “academic renewal” plan, which seeks to close a $3.5-million budget gap with layoffs and increased teaching loads.
A campus panel wants the university to require student groups to explain why potentially disruptive events should be held, and to provide volunteer monitors for the crowd.
A history professor at Chapel Hill has accused officials of meddling in his teaching of a course that includes material on the university’s infamous fake-classes scandal.
Colleges are increasingly being judged by how well they retain and graduate students, especially those who are first generation or low income. In our latest Idea Lab collection on student success, we profile successful efforts to help students who struggle in college. The 42-page booklet has tips on mentoring, advising, using student data, and more.
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