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Looking Into Competency-Based Education
A growing number of colleges are offering competency-based degrees, and the emerging form of higher education has caught the attention...
"This Week": The Obama Agenda / Graduates and Jobs
On the latest edition of "This Week," Inside Higher Ed's free news podcast, the Urban Institute's Sandy Baum and Jennifer...
'Associate Dean of Eureka Moments'
A job ad for a position at the University of Bristol, in Britain, is capturing attention with its headline: "Associate...
What Students Want From College Ratings
A national poll of college and high school students about college ratings systems finds that the two factors in which...
DuPage Board Approves $750,000 Buyout for President
The board of the College of DuPage on Thursday approved a $750,000 payment to President Robert Breuder next year (roughly...
U. of California Board Tables Plan to Link Coaches' Bonuses to Academics
The University of California Board of Regents on Thursday tabled a proposal to require that any bonuses coaches receive based...
Academic Minute: Microbiotic Biology
In today's Academic Minute, Dennis Wolan, an assistant professor of molecular and experimental medicine at the Scripps Research Institute, discusses...
Amazon Announces Self-Publishing Program for Education
Retail giant Amazon wants to attract more academics to self-publish their textbooks through the Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) program, and...