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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.
Tenure vs. Donors
Tennessee seminary told a tenured professor he was offending would-be contributors and should look for work elsewhere.
Casualty of the Math Wars
Stanford professor goes public on attacks she has received over her work on mathematics education, and raises the question of the difference between "responsible disagreement and academic bullying."
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...
Opinion
What Exactly Is Critical Thinking?
Dysfunctional national discourse prompts Paul Gary Wyckoff to think about what he really wants students to learn.
'Academic Motherhood'
Authors discuss new book about how women in academe balance their work and family responsibilities.
Opinion
Higher Ed Disruption: Not So New
Many of the hot ideas about technology and teaching reflect a century of research, writes Alexandra W. Logue.
Closing the Book
After seven years of litigation, publishers make peace with Google with sealed agreement, leaving librarians to wonder about implications for research.