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One family recently attended a miserable graduation ceremony, and offers ideas on how colleges can do better.
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April 14, 2006
At its best, accreditation can work wonders, writes John D. Wiley, but too often it doesn't serve students or taxpayers.
April 13, 2006
At the small liberal arts college where I teach, we have recently undertaken a wholesale revision of our core liberal arts curriculum. This is the set of requirements -- some specific courses, some chosen from a range of options -- that all students at the college must take before graduation. For professors in the natural sciences, this revision has required a good deal of thought about the content and nature of science courses offered to a non-major audience.
April 12, 2006
People are bringing cell phones into libraries and academic conferences. Scott McLemee wants to take them out.
April 11, 2006
An annual assignment from a dean leaves one professor thinking about how colleges really view the minority faculty members they say they value so highly.
April 10, 2006
Christopher Conway remembers moving into the space until recently occupied by a beloved professor who had died unexpectedly.
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