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Trump Free College Plan Taps ‘Restless Discontent’ Over Higher Ed
The plan to create a national online college is a political nonstarter, experts say, but it capitalizes on concerns about price and politics in higher education.
Defining Good Conversation: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Paula Marantz, dean and distinguished professor of English at Drexel University, explores some of the...
Vermont State to Cut Fewer Faculty Positions Than Planned
Cuts at Vermont State University will not be as deep as expected after 17 faculty members accepted buyouts, six decided...
Instructure to Buy Parchment, a Credentialing Platform
Parchment, a digital transcript and credential platform, will be acquired by Instructure, which makes the learning management software Canvas, for...
Psychological Trauma’s Impact on Forensic Inpatient Obesity: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Joseph Davies, lecturer in applied psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University, explores why psychiatric inpatients are...
Columbia Riven by Feud Over Statements and Doxing Truck
About 30 Columbia University students walked out of a lecture by Hillary Clinton and Keren Yarhi-Milo, the dean of the...
Can Microcredentials Bring Stop-Outs Back to College?
A swath of learners who left college before earning a degree say microcredentials and credit for prior learning could entice them back to college, according to a new survey.
AI, the Next Chapter for College Librarians
Librarians have lived through the disruptions of fax machines, websites and Wikipedia, and now they are bracing to do it again as artificial intelligence tools go mainstream: “Maybe it’s our time to shine.”