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Have Coding Boot Camps Lost Their Appeal?

2U’s decision to shut down its coding boot camps is the latest sign that changes are afoot in the alternative credentials sector.

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Online Degrees Out of Reach

Fewer than half of students at the largest nonprofit online institutions earn a degree after eight years. Is it an unfortunate reality or a cry for accountability?

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Can a Virtual Rabbinical Program Help Hebrew Union College Get Back on Track?

Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion is struggling with dwindling rabbinical school enrollments and ongoing financial challenges. Leaders hope a new online program makes a difference.

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Is Grammarly AI? Notre Dame Says Yes

The rapid introduction of generative AI has created a wild west of policies at colleges, complicating the use of long-standing editing and writing tools.

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Success Program Launch: Incorporating VR Into the First-Year Seminar

This fall, the University of Miami introduced a new virtual reality tool into a first-year course. The initiative is targeted toward retention and engagement of students, as well as improving their feelings of belonging.

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Opinion

In Defense of Asynchronous Learning

Mary Nestor, Millie Tullis and James Butler write that a recent opinion essay presented a distorted view of the possibilities of asynchronous course design.

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The Absurdity of Asynchrony

Robert Zaretsky worries that the expansion of asynchronous courses is not serving students well.

Chegg Accused of Breaching Australia’s Anti-Cheating Law

U.S.-based education support site taken to court by regulator in first test of nascent legislation.