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Twitter Fortifies Nest
It changes the rules for querying its archive in a way that some say could shut out curious academics.
A New Gossip Guru
The new owner the controversial gossip website CollegeACB promises to clamp down on mudslinging, but refuses to reveal his identity.
Blackboard's Next Phase
Blackboard built its e-learning empire on its learning management system, trading legal blows with some competitors and gobbling up others...
Google's Gadfly
“Uncomfortably familial.” That is how Siva Vaidhyanathan, a professor of media studies at the University of Virginia, describes the relationship...
The $10,000 Question
Higher ed experts give grade of incomplete to Texas governor's goal of four-year degrees at a very low cost.
Questioning the 'Citation Advantage'
What if everything you knew about the incentives for publishing in an open-access journal was wrong? That is the provocative...
Security Hacks
After a breach, U. of North Carolina's shaming of a widely respected professor sparks debate over whether academics should be held fully accountable for overseeing the security of data.
The States of Online Regulation
A new report breaks down the 'inconsistent' and 'complex' regulatory terrain that Web-based colleges must navigate to operate in multiple states.