How to Apply | Residence Life
How to Apply Step 1 Submit your housing application form starting March 15, found on the housing tab of the application portal. A $100 non-refundable deposit will be required for domestic students alongside submission of this form. Step 2 Submit 2 reference requests (reference name and contact information). The reference request form can also be […]
How to write meaningful recommendations about other people (opinion)
It’s 5:30 a.m. I am up before the day starts to write yet another recommendation letter. I have to get up earlier than usual to make sure that the letters due today or tomorrow do not get lost in the rush of the day. They are nonnegotiable; not for me, but for the people whom […]
How to Resist the Temptation of AI When Writing
Your local public library is a great source of free information, journals, and databases (even ones that generally require a subscription and include embargoed research). For example, your search should include everything from health databases (Sage Journals, Scopus, PubMed) to databases for academic sources and journalism (American Periodical Series Online, Statista, Academic Search Premier) and […]
How to Boot Up a New Engineering Program
Starting a new engineering program at a university is no simple task. But that’s just what Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., is doing. By 2026, the university will offer an undergraduate engineering degree—but without creating an engineering department. Instead, Brandeis aims to lean on its strong liberal arts tradition, in hope of offering something different […]
They may not agree on how to define DEI, but that’s no problem for Kansas lawmakers attacking it
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are joining fellow Republicans in other states in trying to restrict diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives on university campuses, but they’ve drafted their proposals to avoid having to agree on how to define DEI. The Kansas House planned to vote Thursday on a bill aimed at preventing universities, community […]
How to teach the thrill of reading
This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning. This week, The Atlantic published its list of the 136 most significant American novels of the past century. […]
As pandemic dollars sunset, schools grapple with how to continue tutoring programs – NBC4 Washington
To help millions of students affected by pandemic learning loss, many school districts across the country turned to intensive in-school tutoring. But the News4 I-Team found that, despite widespread agreement among educational experts that tutoring is working, there are real fears those programs could sunset as the federal dollars that fund them are poised to […]
Teach students how to translate their learning for employers (opinion)
Here are some things faculty members say when administrators start talking about career readiness: “We are not here to teach skills.” (The word “skills” often comes out covered in stank.) “We teach students how to think critically, communicate clearly, and analyze interestingly and those are things any employer should value.” “We need to make sure […]
As DEI policies come under legal attack, philanthropic donors consider how to adapt
NEW YORK (AP) — Foundations and major donors aren’t just watching court cases like the Supreme Court’s June decision ending affirmative action at universities, the ongoing lawsuit against a grant program aimed at supporting Black women entrepreneurs, and other legal challenges targeting corporate diversity programs. They are mobilizing to respond. Some nonprofits are financially supporting […]
Defining Plagiarism, How to Avoid It
It has become easy for students to find and copy published material. But copying another person’s writing without giving them credit can get students and other scholars into big trouble. Copying another person’s writing without crediting them is called plagiarism. Recently, the leader of Harvard University stepped down over problems related to the use of […]