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Ousted for CIA Role?
Former instructor says Gannon U demanded he quit after Newsweek wrote about his role as interrogation expert in Iraq.
Banking on the Curriculum
New paper details extent of a grant program that linked funds to courses that were required to teach Ayn Rand.
Academic Freedom Fail
Board chair of U of British Columbia resigns as the university releases an investigative report into "a cascading series of events" triggered by his phone call to a faculty member.
Opinion
Educating to Innovate
Innovation cannot be taught like math, writing or even entrepreneurship, writes Deba Dutta. But it can be inculcated with the right skills, experiences and environments.
Putting Harassers on Notice
When Berkeley didn't fire an astronomer it found to have mistreated female students for years, his colleagues took steps to force him out.
A New Route to Student Aid
Education Department will open up federal aid to a limited number of partnerships between colleges and boot camps and MOOC providers, with a secondary goal of testing new forms of accreditation.
Losing His Job for Teaching Too Well?
Why is Berkeley getting rid of a popular mathematics instructor who seems to be achieving more student success than others without dreaded homework or quizzes?
Eye of the Beholder
When it comes to judging evidence of gender bias in the sciences, is gender bias at play? A study involving university faculty members suggests it is.