Filter & Sort
Chemistry, Without the Dreaded Organic Chem Course
Emory’s department revamps curriculum -- and moves away from the traditional model in U.S. higher education.
A Pedagogy Questioned
Penn grad student says she’s under fire on campus and off for using a teaching technique that involves specifically calling on students from underrepresented groups.
‘You Can Do Anything’
In his new book, George Anders makes the case -- in part with data often used against the liberal arts -- for what he calls the “surprising power” of such an education.
When Things Get Personal
Professors at Purdue accuse President Mitch Daniels of deflecting attention away from his “inaction” on white supremacy on campus by smearing a professor’s reputation.
Opinion
Feeding a Dangerous Fiction
University crackdowns on speech hurt everyone, writes Christopher Newfield, and renew a false, decades-old depiction of campuses as overrun by censorious radicals.
Productivity: Age Is Just a Number
New study pushes back on decades of studies suggesting that scientific productivity peaks early and declines thereafter.
Opinion
A Dangerous Precedent
Policies that punish student protesters reinforce institutionalized white supremacy, argues Charles H. F. Davis III.
Flipping the Classroom and Other Techniques to Improve Teaching
"Flipping the Classroom and Other Techniques to Improve Teaching" is Inside Higher Ed's new downloadable compilation of articles. The booklet...