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Taking the Cotton Candy Out of Your Learning Objectives
Rethinking your learning outcomes to build them around transferable skills is the first step toward better, more nutritious course design.
An Agency That Supports Health-Care Improvement Cuts Off Grant Funding
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality sent researchers letters last week saying they wouldn’t receive long-awaited funding continuations. The agency cited the “best interest of the federal government.”
New College of Florida Absorbs a USF Campus. Sort Of.
The property has changed hands, but the students and employees didn’t go with it. And there’s a reversion clause if New College can’t handle the debt.
Rise of Chinese Social Media Sleuth ‘Exposes Research Failures’
Content creator who helped oust top Chinese academics after accusing them of fabricating data promises to strike again.
The Case for Uncertainty in Higher Ed
In a higher ed system that focuses on measurable outcomes and mastery, learning to dwell in doubt still matters.
UC Expedites Timeline for Determining Whether to Restore Testing Requirement
Amid a national debate over the value of standardized testing, faculty are pushing the UC Board of Regents to reinstate the use of test scores in admissions.
Thrasher Sues Northwestern, McMahon, Walberg Over Tenure Denial
A Certain Amount of Bravery: What It Takes to Restore Student Trust
Higher ed needs to get comfortable with the language of formation.