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Academic Minute: Fake Trees and Carbon Capture
In today’s Academic Minute, Klaus Lackner of Columbia University’s Earth Institute describes his efforts to combat global warming by creating...
Pfizer Plans $100 Million Partnership with Mass. Medical Researchers
Pfizer Inc. said Wednesday that it would spend up to $100 million over five years to create a series of...
AAUP President Urges Faculty to Organize to 'Conquer Fear'
With many professors at public universities battling efforts in states nationwide to strip faculty of their collective bargaining rights or...
Ex-Inmate's Financial Aid Scam
A woman who was a prisoner in South Carolina has pleaded guilty to a fraud scheme in which she submitted...
The (Revised) Case Study
When Cal State Bakersfield put developmental math online and minimized the role of faculty, the program bombed. Changes have restored performance, but not faculty jobs.
More Scrutiny for Accreditors
As the federal committee that oversees accrediting agencies meets, the consensus is that the Education Department is becoming more stringent.
Teaching Them How to Think
Assessment need not be a dirty word, an RPI prof tells faculty colleagues; when embraced, it can drive better teaching.
Furor Over New British College
Institution promises star faculty and American-style liberal arts education, but skeptics have lots of questions.