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'The Fall of the Faculty'
Faculty members feeling besieged by, well, take your pick -- increased scrutiny of their productivity and the relevance of their...
Easy A
Critics of grade inflation publish analysis finding that 43 percent of students earn As -- 10 times the number receiving Fs.
One Big Faculty Union
A state judge ruled Tuesday that the University of Illinois at Chicago does not have the right to block a...
Making Ethnic Studies Compute
Cal State San Marcos professor explains how she used online mapping tools to help students connect social research to their own personal narratives.
Collaboration on Retiree Health Benefits
Once competitors, TIAA-CREF and Emeriti team up to promote their products and persuade colleges that a major liability is looming.
Wikipedia Aims Higher
Looking to expand its alliances in higher ed, the publicly edited online encyclopedia holds an academic conference.
E-phemeral E-Books
In a bid to stoke interest in e-books, some university presses let students and scholars rent electronic volumes for a fraction of the full price.
Opinion
This I (Somewhat) Believe
Her college's choice for its common reading for freshmen prompts Carolyn Foster Segal to ask: What is the point?