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Beyond Handwringing and Good Intentions
Time to degree and size of Ph.D. programs are among the crucial issues facing graduate education in the humanities that require practical solutions now, writes Karin A. Wurst.
Crash Course for Remediation
Complete College America enlists other groups in spelling out its call for immediate and fundamental changes to remedial education.
Opinion
Students and Video Game Addiction
A college administrator – witness to his son’s gaming-driven academic meltdown – issues a warning to student affairs officers everywhere.
Athletics Oversight Overlooked
Conference realignment is notoriously secretive, but faculty -- some of whom are officially charged with advising on sports issues -- and others are upset they're not getting any say.
U. of Iowa Will Ask
Applicants don't have to tell, but they can indicate their identification as gay, and can select transgender as their gender. Iowa is the first major public university to make the move.
The Missing Students
More than half of the most talented potential applicants from low-income families never apply to a competitive college, study finds. And admissions officers may be looking for them in the wrong places.
Opinion
Fixing Humanities Grad Programs
Michael Bérubé tells graduate school deans that the issues are complicated and interconnected.
Ph.D. Job Woes
Across disciplines, the proportion of those completing doctorates with commitments for employment or a postdoc falls.