Granting promotions and tenure to faculty members is among the most consequential decisions a university makes. Growing evidence suggests that the process doesn't always work as it should.
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Jun 11, 2026
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Students whose performance at school declines relative to their peers are at a higher risk of contact with the criminal justice system, a new study by King's College London has found.
Social Sciences
Jun 29, 2026
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A systematic review of research on intercultural communication in higher education finds that cultural "power distance," which is the extent to which people accept unequal authority, continues to shape who speaks, who is ...
Social Sciences
Jul 6, 2026
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Many people do not finish a massive open online course (MOOC). This does not match the goal of large-scale online learning. Learners have different goals and backgrounds. Xiaomei Wei's dissertation research looks at what ...
Education
Jun 15, 2026
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Asking open-ended questions and weaving conversations into everyday activities helps toddlers' communication skills, new research shows. Three recently published University of Otago–Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka studies analyzed the ...
Education
Jul 2, 2026
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Adolescents experiencing social isolation or loneliness are at increased risk of developing mental health problems, highlighting the need for preventive interventions before these challenges worsen. However, relatively few ...
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Jul 6, 2026
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Murder, suicide, spontaneous combustion, sleepwalking, ventriloquism: These are some of the sensational events in the novels of Charles Brockden Brown (1771–1810). As the United States' first professional author, Brown is ...
Education
Jul 3, 2026
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Identifying risk factors is crucial to designing effective prevention strategies against bullying and cyberbullying. A study conducted by the Laboratory for Studies on Coexistence and Violence Prevention (LAECOVI) at the ...
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Jun 22, 2026
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England's public libraries are being quietly eroded, according to a major new study from the University of Sheffield. With physical collections shrinking and maintenance budgets falling in real terms, the research warns that ...
Education
Jun 29, 2026
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It is important that teachers and students are aware of and understand the major shortcomings of technology, state Norwegian researchers who have studied the use of AI in the classroom.
Education
Jun 24, 2026
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