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Docking a Grade for Skirting the Rules?
Responding to student pressure, the College of Business at Illinois State keeps its business-casual requirement but lessens consequences for violations.
Appeals Court Upholds Military Recruiting
A last attempt by professors to fight the Solomon Amendment on academic freedom grounds is turned back.
The Platonic Ideal of Perfection
A philosophy professor at McGill University requires a perfect score to continue class on Plato -- and students complain. Prisoners chained in a cave?
The State of Alternative Teacher Certification
Group dubious of education schools’ quality and motives says they have hijacked an important reform movement, but a research group's president disagrees.
New Plan to Limit Tobacco-Funded Research
Compromise proposal emerges at U. of California, with regents' vote scheduled this week -- but critics still see potential infringements on academic freedom.
The Public (Non-Salary) Advantage
In competition for faculty talent, private higher ed wins bidding wars, but new study suggests that on key employment policies, state institutions have the edge.
Office Hours: Coming to a Computer Near You
The days of coming in to see the professor aren't over, but some courses at traditional colleges are experimenting with virtual office hours and help in real time.