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Not Just Research
Organization of leading universities is pushing for undergraduate STEM education to get more attention -- and initiative seems to be yielding results.
What Freshmen Know ... and Don't Know
Beloit releases its annual "mind-set list" to remind us that this year's batch of new students don't remember Princess Diana, Jacques Cousteau or a world without Google.
Defining College
Amid talk of higher education's possible disruption and unbundling, the Association of American Colleges & Universities stakes out an aggressive middle ground. Are people listening?
Establishment Goes Alternative
Seven major universities plan to create the University Learning Store, a joint web portal for microcredentials, featuring online content, assessments and tutoring.
Opinion
Going Online, Being Digital
After more than 25 years of technology-enabled education, college leaders are shifting their focus to how digital technology can improve learning of all kinds, Peter Stokes argues.
The Case for Striking Back
A study by a Chapman University professor suggests instructors could actually help students by defending their record on RateMyProfessors.com.
Opinion
Do We Know How to Judge Teaching?
Stephen L. Chew writes that current approaches -- for awards or tenure and promotion -- are based too much on passion or student enjoyment and not enough on actual learning.
Milestone for Disability Studies
U of Toledo will start nation's first full undergraduate major in an interdisciplinary field that has taken off.