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A Win for Free Speech
U.S. Supreme Court rules unanimously that a community college employee had First Amendment protection when he testified under oath about an Alabama legislator's no-show job.
Complex Problem, Complex Solution
Colorado's fix for remedial education is multipronged rather than heavy-handed, and it seems to be working.
Have Aspirations, Will Travel
Survey suggests students in fully online programs are motivated by furthering their careers -- and that they will look outside their home states to do so.
Opinion
Stop Focusing on Failure
Too many colleges are focusing their analysis of student data to find the students likeliest to fail. Instead, they should identify which interventions will help which groups of students succeed, Dave Jarrat writes.
Beer With a Scientist
DNA pairs with IPA in a new program aimed at bringing science to the masses.
A Nudge to Renew
Text messages encouraging first-year community college students to fill out federal student aid form boost persistence to sophomore year, study finds.
Newly Tenured ... at Amherst, Lyndon State, Wheaton (Ill.), Winthrop
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities: Amherst College Sara J. Brenneis, Spanish Jeffers...
Opinion
Don't Call Them 'Kids'
If faculty members want students to act like adults, they should treat them as adults, writes Sean A. Valles.