professors

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Without standardized testing in admissions, professors said they don’t know whether incoming students can handle college-level math.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Conducted between mid-February and early March, the poll anonymously surveyed 21 federal judges, 113 lawyers, 193 law professors, 652 political scientists and a nationally representative sample of 2,750 Americans.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Some professors who taught from the same textbook for up to 20 years are getting used to certain classes that don’t feature a textbook at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Students like me fear mentioning involvement with the school to professors, let alone peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

My professors came into focus, suddenly and sharply; it was as if before the grant I’d been looking at them through a blurred lens.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover