Faculty Issues

Will Apple's new electronic device galvanize the market for e-textbooks and transform higher education?

Annual gatherings of student learning experts and accrediting officials reveal lots of assessment activity on campuses. But policy makers ponder whether it adds up to meaningful national progress.

A trade group goes after UCLA for posting copyrighted videos on course Web sites -- and hints that other colleges might be next.

New trial suggests that teaching students about integrity issues can be effective, especially with those who may otherwise be the most likely to copy.

It's time for all colleges to release an understandable report on how they measure learning, and accreditors should require such disclosure, writes Douglas C. Bennett.

A decade after Drake U. pioneered system favoring native speakers over traditional faculty, a few other colleges are trying the approach and the university is taking its concept online.

Amid recession, incoming students find field of study less appealing than ever, according to national survey.

What challenges do students of color face during their years on campus, and how do these challenges affect their college...