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Tweet and You'll Miss It

It's time for professors to move beyond complaining about how students are distracted by social media, writes Michelle Miller. Faculty members need to teach about why attention matters.

Language Jobs Down

Annual study by MLA finds declines in jobs in English and foreign languages.

Teaching International Students

As international student enrollments have skyrocketed, U.S. universities are just starting to sort out the implications for the classroom. Do professors need to adjust grading expectations for written assignments?

'Faculty Fathers'

New book seeks to shine light on the challenges dads face while trying to balance their home and work lives.
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Why 'The Graduate' Still Matters

The death of Mike Nichols reminds us of why his film raises questions that still apply to higher education, writes Jonathan Zimmerman.

Grading Teacher Prep

Obama administration's proposed regulation would cut off TEACH Grant eligibility to poorly performing programs at colleges and universities.

Extra-Credit Creationism?

Georgia Southern U. is looking into claims that a history professor is pushing his own anti-evolution views in his classes at the public university.
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Questions of Character

An ancient literary genre meets modern academe: Scott McLemee considers a recent "typology of scholars."