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Gender Trouble
A departmental committee told a professor he had to teach Judith Butler in his class in the name of gender balance. He refused. As for Butler, she doesn’t want her work forced on him.
Infighting and Turmoil in N.J.
An accreditor's decision to place an embattled New Jersey community college on probation may have been the wake-up call officials needed to improve its operations.
Saying No to the Majors
Faculty and student groups pushed against proposal from Oakland Athletics to build new ballpark on college property. And their board listened.
Expanding Apprenticeships Across More Jobs
New research indicates more job opportunities would be available if apprenticeships were expanded across more fields.
Opinion
Restructuring -- and Re-Missioning -- the University of Wisconsin System
Will merging institutions strengthen the system or hasten its decline, asks Tara DaPra, who has taught at one of its four-year universities as well as in its community colleges.
New Programs: Data Analytics, Public Health, Criminal Justice, Chinese, Early Childhood, Leadership, Computer Science, Sustainability, Creative Writing, Economics, Supply Chain Management
Assumption College is starting an undergraduate major in data analytics. Binghamton University of the State University of New York is...
Scramble for Dual-Credit Certification
States and institutions are still working out incentives and programs to get dual-credit instructors qualified to meet a change in accreditation standards.
Opinion
The Gentrification of the Urban Community College
Neither new programs nor trying to emulate or recreate a traditional four-year university campus experience will adequately address the enrollment challenges, argues Christiane Warren.