http://insidehighered.com The latest news, views and workplace stories from Inside Higher Ed. en-us Copyright 2008 Inside Higher Ed Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:07:13 GMT Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:07:13 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss newsroom@insidehighered.com webmaster@insidehighered.com 60 http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/08/29/ampol Political scientists debate whether one of the discipline's traditional specializations has outlived its purpose and is hindering good research and teaching. News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 163139 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/08/29/martin After 18 years leading colleges, Roger Martin decided to enroll as a freshman at St. John's -- to experience the liberal arts in a pure form, and to join the crew team. News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 163023 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/08/29/im At Ivy Tech Community College, a system serving more than 115,000 students on 23 campuses, faculty members embrace instant messaging to maintain contact with their students. News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 162764 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/08/29/apsa Political science association seeks compromise on -- and continues to face criticism over -- its decision to go to New Orleans, and debates how political the group should be. News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 163150 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/08/29/default Hoping to draw more community colleges into the federal loan program, 2 groups urge Education Department to make it clearer that few borrowers at 2-year institutions fail to repay their loans. News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 163147 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/08/29/qt News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 163138 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/08/29/fleur Fleur LaDouleur considers the unlikely lessons of her summer in Italy. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 163008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/08/28/vedder Richard Vedder, who crafted Forbes's new college rating scheme, defends such systems and compares the magazine's approach and results to those of U.S. News. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 162862 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/08/28/mcguire Forbes portrays its new college rankings as an outcomes-oriented alternative to U.S. News. But the outcomes it chooses -- including Ratemyprofessors.com -- make it seem like a parody, Patricia McGuire writes. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 162854 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/08/27/mclemee The conflict between Russia and Georgia was a turning point of some kind. Scott McLemee wonders what's the big idea.... Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 162741 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/08/26/field If sex scandals take people off of short lists for vice presidential nominations, writes Jonathan Beecher Field, so should a pattern of copying the work of others. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 162379 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/08/25/solterer Helen Solterer, with Jean Delabroy, considers how one of the presidential candidate's speeches was used by a French university. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 162359 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2007/05/17/krislov Oberlin's next president has been general counsel at the University of Michigan. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 93846 Thu, 17 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2007/04/05/love Bob Mayberry and Denise Stephenson recall a ruined rendezvous -- and learning to laugh at the frustrations of living apart. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 87281 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2007/03/27/broh In another runner up in Inside Higher Ed's contest on long-distance academic commutes, C. Anthony Broh recalls a strategy that worked in the era before 9/11. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 85781 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2007/03/20/love1 In one of the runners up in Inside Higher Ed's essay contest on long-distance academic commutes, Mark A. Morgenstern recalls travel via foot, bike, station wagon, and all-night train. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 84778 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2007/01/10/handbook As new edition of book comes out, one of its editors reflects on changes in faculty careers. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 74468 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2006/12/20/green Jonathan D. Green, trained as a conductor, explains how those skills translate to his job as an academic dean. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 72274 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT