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Revolt Against Outsourced Courses
Students at small state university -- discovering that their university awards credit for classes taught by online, for-profit company -- set off debate on what college instruction should be.
At Two-Year Colleges, a Year of Language
City Colleges of Chicago system proposes foreign language requirement for all associate of arts students.
So Many Students, So Little Time
Higher Ed Holdings' recent efforts to partner with one university were thwarted amid faculty outcry. At other universities, however, the company's model is going forward -- raising concerns about whether mass education online is coming at the expense of individual interaction, and evaluations based on essays as opposed to multiple choice.
New Approach to Community College Transfers
Dickinson, a private liberal arts institution, creates link to honors programs at four two-year institutions, offering financial and academic support in hopes of attracting new cohorts.
Accelerating the Associate Degree
Selective community college program in New York City aims to graduate students as soon as possible, and is showing signs of success.
A 'Mission-Driven' Core
Social justice matters get a fair amount of attention at colleges these days, often in the form of service learning...
Academic Freedom, Christian Context
An evangelical college tries to define faculty rights to free inquiry in a way that celebrates its institutional mission.
Working on the Railroad
New degree program for wind turbine technicians at one Iowa community college has spurred interest in another, catered to railroad employees -- whose industry has seen a renaissance because of the state's "green" boom.