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Faculty Clash With Duke on Proposed Writing Program Changes
Unionized faculty members in the Thompson Writing Program at Duke University allege that proposed changes are intended to force them out and replace them with nonunionized adjuncts.
‘There Is No Escaping Politics’
Why is Marian University axing its political science program and cutting its only tenured expert in U.S. government and politics?
New Programs: Forest Business, Technology, Data Science
Auburn University is starting an online master of science in the forest business and investment. Purdue University Northwest is starting...
Opinion
What Video Games Can Teach About Teaching
Why have students—many of whom are video-game players—so disliked the virtual learning environments of their colleges and universities? JT Torres asks and suggests some answers.
SUNY Union Divided Over Chancellor
A faction within the faculty union is calling for Jim Malatras to resign, days after the union president released a strong statement of support for the chancellor.
Elevating Engineering Over the Liberal Arts and Sciences
Proposed reorganization at Texas A&M Qatar aimed at enhancing engineering education and research would reclassify liberal arts and science faculty in instruction- and service-focused roles, with no expectation or support for research.
Debating the Value of Arts (and Other) Degree Programs
Kevin Carey and Doug Dempster discuss accountability, exploitation and the wisdom of getting degrees in low-paying fields.
Online Course Provider Shops More Affordable College Credits
TEL Education partners with institutions to offer high school students a low-cost way to start their college careers. Critics worry about quality and transferability.