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Trigger Warnings Are Flawed
Seven humanities professors offer 10 reasons that "trigger warnings" are counterproductive.
5-Year Plan
MLA urges radical changes in Ph.D. education, including shorter time to degree, new forms for the dissertation and greater emphasis on learning to teach.
Rating or Defaming?
U. Wisconsin at Whitewater professor says that an aggrieved former student has the right to rate her -- but not lie about her -- on the Internet. She's suing.
Opinion
A False Choice
Students and the colleges that teach them need not focus on only hard and soft skills, writes Gloria Cordes Larson.
Evaluating Evaluations
Research is playing a bigger role in faculty evaluations, while collegiality is declining in importance, study suggests. Student evaluations remain important in assessing faculty, but could be given less weight going forward.
A Boost for Active Learning
Students in science and math fields learn more and fail courses less when their instructors use methods other than lecturing, a massive study finds.
Hard Work, High Demand
Sally Johnstone and Thad Nodine describe what Western Governors University has learned as it works on new competency-based programs with 11 community colleges.
The Pulse: Ray Henderson of In the Telling
The technology entrepreneur Ray Henderson discusses his latest venture, In the Telling, in this month's edition of The Pulse podcast.