Academics

A new study says trigger warnings are useless. Does that mean they should be abandoned?

The long-held belief that faster is better in learning -- speedism -- hurts students of all speeds, writes Myk Garn, and should be replaced with individualized and guided learning models.

Purdue professors say it is wrong for the university to work with Chegg, whose services they see as helping students cheat.

Hoping to double enrollment within a decade, university in Washington suburbs looks to a high-rise for new student and faculty housing.

As employers admit they need to give clearer signals about needed job skills, a broad U.S. Chamber-led group seeks to use standardization and technology to better align credentialing and work-force data.

Merger between a low-performing community college and a nearby university has increased graduation and transfer rates -- and could be a model for other colleges.

While competency-based education is spreading gradually, interest and optimism about it remain high, and experts say careful growth is best.