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A Class Implodes Over Race
Kansas professor is on leave after students complain over her use of n-word and her statements on retention. Situation is latest to raise issues of racial sensitivity and academic freedom.
Professors of the Year
CASE and the Carnegie Foundation announce their annual Professor of the Year Awards, with winners from Illinois, Ohio and Texas.
Going Beyond the Pilot Project
A public university group is backing adaptive learning, with grants to encourage universities to use the personalized digital courseware across multiple introductory courses.
Damning Report on Grade Changing
Texas Tech dean quits after university panel finds he inappropriately set up system that raised several students' grades -- in violation of university procedures and behind back of professor who assigned the grades.
Internationalization and Tenure
As universities seek to globalize, should they include internationally focused criteria in their tenure and promotion policies? A new report analyzes policies with such indicators.
Are Elite College Courses Better?
Study's preliminary findings suggest that teaching quality and academic rigor are not necessarily stronger at prestigious institutions.
Eight Professors, 43 Students
Southern Utah University goes all in with an experiment on general education, combining 13 courses into one year of material that eight professors jointly teach.
'Taking College Teaching Seriously'
Gail Mellow, a community college president, discusses the importance of pedagogy -- the theme of a new book she co-authored.