Filter & Sort
Year of the Backlash
Might massive online courses from elite institutions -- which have been credited with legitimizing online education -- actually be undermining the public view of other forms of digital learning, Peter Stokes and Sean Gallagher ask?
Competent at What?
Lumina Foundation creates group of colleges working on competency-based degrees, with goals of defining what works and what, exactly, competency-based education should be.
Roll Call
Should faculty be forced to check in every day by fingerprint? Chicago community college faculty members object to that possibility.
Against Academic Boycotts
Faculty members should not be fooled into thinking that cutting ties to Israeli universities will help the Palestinian cause or academic freedom, writes Henry Reichman.
On the Eve of a Vote
Round-up of statements, charges and counter-charges as American Studies Association prepares to finish vote on whether to back boycott of Israeli universities.
The Chicken or the Egghead?
Which came first, intellectual arrogance or intractably ignorant boneheadedness? Scott McLemee looks at a new book on anti-intellectualism in America.
Drop in Jobs for Econ Ph.D.s
Decline in listings is almost entirely in academic positions. Non-academic positions see a slight increase.
Prestige vs. Major
For women, and especially disadvantaged women, what they study may be more important than where they study -- if they aspire to close the pay gap with men.