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Academic Life Without a Smartphone
Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera doesn’t have a smartphone—and he thinks scholars should be asking a lot more questions about how the devices are affecting academic life.
Harvard Seeks More Monitoring of Anonymous App After Antisemitic Posts
The university reached out to Sidechat after student reports of “concerning” content.
Microcredentials on the Rise, but Not at Colleges
A new survey found training partnerships between employers and four-year colleges fell between 2022 and 2023 while instruction provided by third-party providers rose.
How Many Casualties Would a Plagiarism War Produce?
If conservatives and liberals start scouring their opponents’ academic publications for stolen ideas or phrases, nobody—even plagiarism experts—knows how much grist they will find.
CBE and Skills-Based Hiring: 2 Sides of the Same Coin
The rise of competency-based education responds to the growing demand from employers for skills-based hiring, Jillian Klein writes.
3 Questions for the University of Rochester’s Eric Fredericksen
A conversation with a professor and associate vice president for online learning.
AIs Enrolling as Students in Michigan University’s Experiment
Artificial intelligences Ann and Fry will listen in to online courses before making their way to the classroom, ultimately eyeing Ph.D.s.