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Universities will develop better business professionals if they do a better job of integrating components of a liberal arts education...

Major Decisions

Report finds wide gaps in earning power of different majors. Women and minorities cluster in programs that don't pay off.

Socrates in Spanish

Georgetown College in Kentucky will attempt what may well be a first: a postsecondary foreign language immersion option for its general education courses.

Decline of 'Western Civ'?

Survey courses in "Western Civilization," once a common component of undergraduate curriculums, have almost disappeared as a requirement at many...
Opinion

Facing the Freshmen -- II

Steve Allred, a provost, reflects on having taught freshmen for the first time in his career.
Opinion

Revision and Patience

When you hit an awkward or incorrect sentence in a student essay, writes Mark Longaker, remember the learning process.

Long Reads

To get students more engaged in texts, some professors hold marathon sessions where students read the books out loud.

Model of the Moment

Some states see the online, competency-based Western Governors U. as a way to boost college completion rates without increasing higher ed spending; some professors see it as a parasite, not a panacea.