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'Dress Casual'

Author discusses in new book how college students in the 20th century changed fashion.
Opinion

Tenure as Citizenship

In the current system, tenured professors essentially report to no one, adjuncts are like migrant workers, and administrators have little actual power, Josh Wymore argues.

Predicting Success

Using big data to improve completion rates, and also to give realistic indicators of how both students and instructors are performing.

'Degrees of Inequality'

A new book argues federal lawmakers have failed to maintain a rational higher ed policy but come together on behalf of for-profits that spend generously.
Opinion

Competency as One Answer

Competency-based education is not a panacea for the cost and quality crisis facing higher education – but no one is claiming that it is, writes David Schejbal.

Newly Tenured ... at Elon, Hollins, Kalamazoo, Misericordia, Northwestern (Iowa)

The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers for spring 2014: Elon University Kirsten Doehler, statistics Mark Enfield...
Opinion

Walk This Way

A philosopher explores the ambulatory arts. Scott McLemee rambles on.

'Critical' Organizing

Hoping to reach an estimated 1 million adjuncts, a national union launches new networking site at a Georgetown University town hall.