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Animal Studies Beyond Biology
In his first year as an assistant professor in the University of Iowa’s archaeology department, Matthew E. Hill made a...
Avatars to Teach the Teachers
Monique, the eager-to-please girl with the chirpy alto, is raising her hand again. But I’m more interested in drawing Maria...
The Retention Guru
Two decades ago, Xavier University could only count on three of every four freshmen returning for sophomore year. Even fewer...
Seed of Doubt
Is online education as good as traditional, face-to-face education? It is a loaded question. Online programs comprise the fastest-growing segment...
A Political Online Push
When Jon Stewart asked Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty last week for some examples of how he intended to administer “limited...
Another Kind of Academic Career Path
WASHINGTON – Some people think they’re qualified to teach online courses because they know how to use e-mail, but there's...
The Entrepreneurial Engineer
The undergraduate offerings at Stanford University’s School of Engineering could be engaged in a tug of war. On one side...
The Post-Crisis MBA
A few years ago, any discussion of the master’s in business administration would begin with discussions of scandal and mismanagement...