To improve student outcomes, colleges and universities have shortened academic terms, condensing content and providing more flexibility for students to enroll in classes. Research from Ad Astra finds ...

The California Community College system will roll out a new project to implement and scale shortened academic courses for student success. The initiative, funded by a grant from the Ascendium ...

MAGNET COVE, Ark — As the first nine weeks of school are rounding out at Magnet Cove High School, learning expectations and classroom objectives have been made clear to students. One course taught by ...

Move over, freshmen English classes. A new online course is getting ready to share the limelight. A team of librarians and software programmers at the Undergraduate Services Office in the library is ...

Both programs are non-credit, and each is a one-week, six-session program. Students may enroll in the welding classes together or individually. All classes ...

The Freshman Seminar (FRS) program has been a cornerstone tradition for first-year student experiences since 1986. Initially proposed as a “Freshman Seminar program centered in the Residential ...

Harvard will offer a new freshman intro course to the Arts and Humanities, Human Sciences 15, next spring as part of an ongoing push to rethink its humanities curriculum. Human Sciences 15, which will ...

When major golf resorts like Bandon Dunes, Pinehurst and Sand Valley began opening innovative short courses a decade ago, they scratched an itch that golfers didn’t realize they had. These sporty ...

An empty courtyard at Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto on April 3, 2020. Phoro by Magali Gauthier. Starting in the 2025-26 school year, Palo Alto freshmen will have just one option for biology, ...