Filter & Sort
Filter
SORT BY DATE
Order
Opinion

Improved Grading Makes Classrooms More Equitable

While faculty members believe that their practices are fair and objective, a closer look reveals that they are anything but, argues Joe Feldman.

A New Player in the College Completion Market

MOOC platform Coursera is teaming up with the University of North Texas to offer an online bachelor’s degree aimed at working adults with some college credit.
Opinion

Censorship Through Noise

Peter Pomerantsev's This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality demonstrates that one variety of globalization is compatible with economic protectionism, cultural isolationism and an obsession with national sovereignty, Scott McLemee writes.

An Intelligent Argument on Race?

Scholar makes argument in favor of race-based research into intelligence, but experts in that subfield say it's an unnecessary plea that doesn't square with scientific realities.

Beef With Harvard

Texas A&M chancellor suggests that Harvard researchers have an anti-red meat agenda.

The Imperative to Improve College Learning

Affordability and credential attainment are important goals. But the big question for higher education now, some of the enterprise's best minds say, is "completion of what?"

Muddied Picture for Defrauded Borrowers

Betsy DeVos has sought to make it more difficult for defrauded student loan borrowers to get full debt relief with an approach that is facing political and legal challenges.

The 2020 Inside Higher Ed Survey of Chief Academic Officers

Only 22 percent of provosts believe their institution is very effective at recruiting and retaining talented faculty members, according to...