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Ask the Right Questions
Candidates for tenure should not count on their departments or colleagues to clearly lay out what's expected of them, Rena Seltzer writes.
Teaching Ethics: A Key Role for Educators
"Teaching Ethics: A Key Role for Educators" is a new print-on-demand compilation of articles discussing a range of institutions and...
Un-Undeclared
Rhode Island College looks to "meta majors" to improve retention rates and push students to make up their minds about a course of study.
Keeping Up With Competency
With 600 institutions at least in the design phase for a competency-based credential, college officials will meet this month to talk about how to build a program -- and how to ensure its academic quality.
'Undisciplining Knowledge'
Author discusses new book that considers both the positive and negative impacts of an interdisciplinary approach.
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Teach the Ideals!
Students need to grapple with timeless questions and truly consider the possibilities of life, writes Mark Edmundson.
Mildly Interdisciplinary
More doctoral students report that their dissertations extend beyond their primary discipline, but most aren't straying far from their original subject of study.
When the Only Seat Is in Front of a Screen
U of Central Florida is using lecture-capture technology to enroll more students than can fit in its classrooms. But is a live stream a sufficient replacement for a face-to-face lecture?