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Old School Becomes New School
Young academics are bringing Plato to the masses in the back of a Brooklyn bar, one 12-person seminar at a time.
Testing for Better Writers
Decades ago, two colleges in Virginia decided all students would need to pass essay exam to graduate. Old Dominion just dropped the unusual requirement, while Hampden-Sydney has no intention of doing so.
Online and Underpaid?
Argosy University cuts pay rate for online adjuncts, giving a rarely seen glimpse at adjunct pay and raising questions about how for-profits stack up on salaries.
Foundations' Newfound Advocacy
Study documents how Gates and Lumina -- by collaborating with government, funding intermediaries, and investing heavily in messaging -- have reshaped the philanthropic role in higher education, for better and worse.
Last Rites for Graduation Rate
The Education Department plans to change widely disparaged federal definition of completion rate to include transfers and nontraditional students.
'A Model Discipline'
Authors of new book discuss political science, "physics envy," and why scholars need to change their view of models.
Don't Touch My Textbook
A Texas community college district wants to save money for students by selecting common materials for each course. Faculty object, saying their teaching role is being diminished.
How to End Remediation
Connecticut lawmakers want to eliminate all non-credit remedial courses. While a compromise is likely to emerge, the state's approach is seen as visionary by some, foolish by others.