When Students Are Skeptics
At hybrid learning conference, participants discuss how to get students who signed up for a traditional liberal arts experience excited about online education.
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The Religious War Against American Scholars of India
Highly respected professors face intimidation, threats and smear campaigns for deviating from the views of the Hindu right.
Stopping Stop-Outs
Improving economy leads to lower enrollments at community colleges, report shows. Can online programs help stanch the flow?
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.
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.
