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Texting in Class
More than 90 percent of students admit to using their digital devices for non-class activities during class, study finds.
Faster Math Path
Accelerated remediation starts to catch on at California community colleges, but might be slowed down by public university transfer policies.
Opinion
Death of the Humanities
An experience teaching in Bangladesh -- and the reaction of his American mentors -- leaves Se-Woong Koo wondering what his profession really stands for.
Has China Failed Key Test?
Peking U. fires economics professor in widely watched test case for academic freedom in China -- an outcome that some Western academics have said should raise questions about partnerships there.
A Call to Focus on Copyright
Higher education leaders urged to be more engaged -- and less reactive -- on making sure the law reflects "fair use" needs of students and faculty members.
Wired for Teaching
The majority of faculty members are not using social media in the classroom, a new study finds, but the proportion of professors using social media is increasing.
Not-So-Great Expectations
Several professors recently have come under fire for communications with students they intended to remain private. But little is private in the Internet age, experts say.
'It's in the Syllabus!'
Each year, David Lydic's students ask him the same questions. So sometimes he has to just let his shirt do the talking.