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This I (Somewhat) Believe
Her college's choice for its common reading for freshmen prompts Carolyn Foster Segal to ask: What is the point?
'Jumping' to New Ideas
For a college president, Michael Schneider of McPherson College spends an awful lot of time talking about horsing around on...
Calling the Clicker Vote
As classroom devices proliferate, institutions look to campuswide adoptions to ease costs for students.
Other Departments' Business
Universities will develop better business professionals if they do a better job of integrating components of a liberal arts education...
Major Decisions
Report finds wide gaps in earning power of different majors. Women and minorities cluster in programs that don't pay off.
Socrates in Spanish
Georgetown College in Kentucky will attempt what may well be a first: a postsecondary foreign language immersion option for its general education courses.
Decline of 'Western Civ'?
Survey courses in "Western Civilization," once a common component of undergraduate curriculums, have almost disappeared as a requirement at many...
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Facing the Freshmen -- II
Steve Allred, a provost, reflects on having taught freshmen for the first time in his career.