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A Dean, a Sit-In, the N-Word
Since Wednesday, students have occupied part of humanities college at Seattle University, demanding shifts in curriculum and resignation of dean alleged to have used slur to refer to book title.

Contours of a New Discipline
Conference at Georgetown U discusses how to train future ed-tech leaders and whether creating a new discipline is the answer.

When Service Learning Doesn't Really Serve
Too often, service learning prioritizes students over the people with whom they work, Randy Stoecker argues in a new book.

Leave It in the Bag
Study by faculty members at West Point finds students perform better academically when laptops and tablets are banned from the classroom.

Opinion
Developing a Flexible Degree
Creating a new competency-based degree program isn't easy, writes Cathy Sandeen, who shares lessons she learned from helping to develop the UW Flexible Option.
Civic Learning
A growing number of colleges and universities are emphasizing civic engagement in their curriculum -- a move institutions say is in response to an erosion of public discourse.

Digital Humanities as 'Corporatist Restructuring'
Controversial article argues digital humanities scholars are -- intentionally or not -- leading a "neoliberal takeover" of colleges and universities.

Opinion
No, Your English Dissertation Isn’t “Research”
The big question in hiring somebody right out of graduate school is not about the person's research but whether he or she can deal with teenagers who have never read serious literature and don’t particularly want to, writes Bruce Fleming.
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