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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...
Adjuncts and Retention Rates
Freshmen who have many of their courses taught by adjuncts are less likely than other students to return as sophomores...
How to Avoid a Union Election
East-West University says that its announcements this month about adjunct hiring have nothing to do with the union drive going...
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 E-Book Sector
E-textbooks might be the most-talked about and least-used learning tools in traditional higher education. Campus libraries and e-reader manufacturers are...
Angst for an Accreditor
College presidents, faculty/staff unions and state education leaders rarely agree about anything. But mutual frustration with a regional accreditor has...
What Freshmen Will Read
College orientation programs don't yet have the power of Oprah's Book Club, but they increasingly feature books that students are...