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Extra Nudge into the Sunset
Tough budget times have colleges offering early retirement incentives to free up funds, and others report difficulties maintaining current retirement contribution levels.
Highlighting E-Readers
Colleges release analyses of major experiments with Kindles -- and find students use less paper with the devices, but want better note-taking ability.
'The Challenge of Bologna'
The "Bologna Process," under which European nations have agreed on common higher education standards -- with the goal of making...
E-Library Economics
New research indicates that e-book oriented libraries could save colleges a bundle, but academics may have a hard time letting go of the stacks.
Principles for 'One Faculty'
A coalition of academic associations is today issuing a joint statement calling on colleges to recognize that they have "one...
Assessment Disconnect
Annual gatherings of student learning experts and accrediting officials reveal lots of assessment activity on campuses. But policy makers ponder whether it adds up to meaningful national progress.
Awaiting the Tablet
Will Apple's new electronic device galvanize the market for e-textbooks and transform higher education?
Going Public
It's time for all colleges to release an understandable report on how they measure learning, and accreditors should require such disclosure, writes Douglas C. Bennett.