MOOC With a Community College Twist
The steep investment is preventing two-year institutions from creating massive open online courses, but SUNY Broome Community College found a way -- and a purpose for one.
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Diversifying the Humanities
Study finds gains in undergraduate degrees awarded, but losses at the doctoral level.
Call for Punishment for Racist Texts
Saint Louis University officials promise "restorative justice" amid growing anger over lack of punishment for baseball players who sent racist text messages.
New Study Abroad Population
Small community colleges consider study abroad programs to retain students and offer something different.
Israel Boycott Battle Heads to Court
A lawsuit against the American Studies Association argues its support for the academic boycott of Israel falls outside the scope of its mission.
All Rights Reserved
Decision to grant a publisher the right to print the writings of Aaron Swartz -- viewed by some as a martyr of the open-access movement -- sets off a debate about copyright.
Georgia Tech’s Next Steps
Online master's program in computer science -- a much-watched attempt to apply the MOOC model to for-credit programs -- may not be the big revenue generator the institute projected it would be, but administrators deem it a success and plan to expand it.
Change in Ownership?
A decision today by Apollo Education Group's shareholders could determine today whether U of Phoenix is sold or not.
Disenchanted
Why did Brown students protest a white person doing Hindu chants?
Good Outcomes for Transfers
Study finds that students who start at community college earn bachelor's degrees at much lower rates -- but those who transfer fare as well as (or better than) "native" four-year-college students.
