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Not-So-Fait Accompli
University of Vermont says announced cuts to the liberal arts are happening. The faculty says otherwise. The bigger story: how universities are seizing on COVID-19 to push through long-desired curricular and staffing reforms.
‘Never Waste a Good Pandemic’
Boulder's arts and sciences dean wants to build back the faculty post-pandemic -- one non-tenure-track instructor at a time.
New Programs: Nursing, Real Estate, Data Science, Justice Studies, Neuroengineering, Fisheries Science
California State University Channel Islands has started a master of science in nursing. Manhattan College is starting a minor in...
Bursting Their Bubble
A pricey mini campus promises students a maskless, safe spring term. Some see it as a paradise, others a prison, but experts agree that no environment is pandemic-proof.
‘College Science Teaching’
Author discusses his new book to promote more effective teaching in colleges and universities.
Opinion
Keep the Distance in Distance Learning
Kelsea Turner makes the case for making group work optional in such classes.
Opinion
The Importance of Inequality Studies
Students, professors and administrators need a deeper understanding of how human disparities have developed, why they persist and how they evolve over time, write William A. Darity Jr., Malachi Hacohen and Adam Hollowell.
Opinion
Reconsidering an Often Poor Relative on Campuses
Roberto Rey Agudo explores what a recent survey by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences tells us about the value and meaningfulness of language learning in college.