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Why History Matters
A recent controversy involving the Gap is a perfect illustration of why business students need a liberal arts foundation, writes Amy Lewis.
Building a Better Faculty Senate
Faculty representatives at AAUP conference suggest improved communication and proactive approaches as ways to increase the standing of professors' governance bodies.
Teaching, Stress, Adjuncts
New survey of faculty members finds decreased time on teaching, gender differences in classroom approaches, and more stress in the public than private sector. Plus new data on part-timers.
Getting Smarter on Skills Testing
Smarterer's assessments aren't a threat to higher ed, for now, but offer job-seekers a way to go beyond the academy to show employers what they know.
What Exactly Is Critical Thinking?
Dysfunctional national discourse prompts Paul Gary Wyckoff to think about what he really wants students to learn.
The Pulse: ApprenNet and Online LawMeets
This month's edition of The Pulse podcast features a conversation with Karl Okamoto and Emily Foote of ApprenNet LLC, a...
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Higher Ed Disruption: Not So New
Many of the hot ideas about technology and teaching reflect a century of research, writes Alexandra W. Logue.
A Disruption Grows Up?
Competency-based education is poised to spread, with expected backing from the Education Department and new ground charted by Southern New Hampshire University.