Filter & Sort
Where the Time Goes
New analysis suggests that time to degree for Ph.D.s may not be as lengthy as some assume, and that the key to shorter humanities doctorates may be coursework, not the dissertation.
Winning Raises Without Contracts?
Union activity can lead to gains for adjuncts even when drives stall, fail or just loom.
Gates Goes Open
New grant recipients of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will be required to make their research and data open to the public.
Opinion
Assessing Assessment
Current efforts devalue learning and the responsibility of students for their own success, writes Christopher B. Nelson.
New Standards for Diversity Officers
Chief diversity officers are increasingly being appointed to cabinet-level positions. But they haven't had a set of professional standards, drawing criticism from some -- until now.
The N-Word, in Class
Black law students at Mercer seek removal of professor who used slur repeatedly.
Letting Faculty Drive
To combat the skepticism found in Inside Higher Ed's faculty survey on technology, colleges must give professors more control over how online courses are developed and delivered, Marie Norman argues.
Ethics Lesson
Marquette TA becomes focus of debate for telling a student his facts criticizing gay marriage were incorrect. Critics say she squelched a student's view, but many academics say she's become a target just for doing her job.