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A Plea for 'Close Learning'
Scott L. Newstok writes that it's time for skeptics of massive distance education to define what they value in the classroom.
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The Gender Lens
Everyone seems to have a theory as to why humanities majors are disappearing. One doctoral student thinks the trend is due to women's widening career paths. His notion is gaining traction.
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Benefit of the Doubt
Instructors should take plagiarism seriously, writes Nate Kreuter. But they shouldn't rush to assume students are doing it -- nor should they obsess about it.
New Yardstick of Quality
Diverse group of 18 institutions, with Gates's backing, releases new set of metrics to measure colleges' performance and return on investment.
Newly Tenured ... Sacred Heart, Southeast Missouri, U. of Houston-Victoria
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities: Sacred Heart University Joseph Audie, biochemistry Nathan...
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Fall Forward
Sex! Death! Race and class and politics! Scott McLemee rounds up forthcoming university press books sure to start an argument.
The Retention Agenda
"The Retention Agenda" is a collection of articles -- in print-on-demand format -- about student retention and persistence in college...