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Creative Writing Is Not a Fast Food Nation
Five professors in the field answer criticism that they say is based on an out-of-date idea about what goes on in their classrooms.
That Wasn't Research
Review board at University of New Mexico finds no evidence to back tenured professor's claim that his fat-shaming tweet was research.
Fewer Empty Desks
With two announcements, the Education Department begins to fill lingering vacancies on higher education policy.
An Extra Year
Could delay in health coverage requirement change the way many colleges have been limiting adjunct hours?
Opinion
Sneak Previews
What's coming from university presses in the months ahead? Scott McLemee begins a survey of the fall and winter crop.
Opinion
Does History Matter?
The Supreme Court's decision on gay marriage illustrates the discipline's centrality to understanding of crucial issues today, writes Steven Mintz.
Saying No to Teach for America
Grad students at the University of Minnesota protest against a potential partnership with the nonprofit organization.
Opinion
Innovation Exhaustion and a Path to Moving Forward
MOOCs, competency-based education and other reforms are worthy ideas, writes Dan Greenstein. But in the chase for the next big thing, some have forgotten the goal of improving higher education, not just making it more efficient.