A Class Implodes Over Race
Several administrators have lost their jobs in the last month amid campus protests over issues of race.
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‘MOOCs, High Technology and Higher Learning’
Author discusses book offering a critical analysis of massive open online courses from a social science perspective.
Measuring Competency
A preliminary snapshot of the academic skills of students who are enrolled in a new, aggressive form of competency-based education is out, and the results look good.
More Complaints Than Findings
Education Department has received more than 1,000 filings on racial harassment in higher ed in last seven years. But only a fraction result in any findings.
Old School, New Tech
After spending millions on laptops and tablets for all students and upgrading its network infrastructure, Moravian College explores how it can use those investments to "redefine the classroom."
Race on Campus: The Latest
Threat against black students at Kean turns out to have been hoax; Harvard drops use of title "master" for leaders of residential colleges ...
Escalating Demands
The number and complexity of students' demands of administrations is going up -- and some of the items deal with issues typically left to faculty governance.
The Right to Write History
Japanese and American professors clash over a textbook's depiction of the Japanese government's involvement in a system of sexual slavery during World War II.
Sting on Scholars’ Nondisclosure
Greenpeace investigation alleges that academic supporters of fossil fuels are willing to pen industry-friendly research for a fee.
Human Science
Science has become much more collaborative and interdisciplinary in recent decades.
