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Libraries Can Lend Foreign Books
Supreme Court rules against textbook publisher's effort to prevent resale of cheaper imported textbooks.
Beyond the Credit Hour
The U.S. Department of Education encourages colleges and accreditors to move forward on competency-based education programs that don't rely on the credit hour.
Making the Case
Advocates for the humanities search for the arguments to win federal support, and to stop having their disciplines treated "like a piñata."
‘No Confidence’ in the System
A vote against NYU’s president raises questions about the university’s local and global ambitions, as well as whether the traditional structure of shared governance can survive rapid changes in higher education.
Adjunct Fired and Arrested
Adjunct at the University of Oregon who was filmed in altercation with student during a demonstration loses his job and is arrested.
Humans Fight Over Robo-Readers
Prominent writing instructor challenges a much-discussed study that found machines can grade student writing about as well as humans.
The Lure of Lore
Company established by founder of Princeton Review buys nascent e-learning platform, as part of plan to help colleges use technology to lower tuition.
Still Fighting
U.Va. remains a battleground in the broader debate about what roles faculty and board members should play in governance, even as campus tensions linger.