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Evaluating Teacher Ed
Many new teachers feel prepared for their jobs and intend to stick around, but still seek training in areas such as teaching non-native English speakers, new study says.
Anti-Gay Scholar Rejects NYU
University defended her appointment to visiting position, but announces that she withdrew. NYU also says it didn't know of her statements on gay people when it selected her, but that they wouldn't have been relevant.
A Resignation and a Proposal
President of financial aid group quits amid charges related to past position, as student aid officials put forward alternative to Obama student loan plan.
Extra Credit for Abstaining From Facebook
Robert Doade, an associate professor of philosophy at Trinity Western University, in British Columbia, is among those academics who believe...
Prof Fired for Depositing Student Payments in His Account
Do-it-yourself tuition collection by professors apparently doesn't go over well at Florida Gulf Coast University. The Fort Myers News-Press reported...
Proposal Revived for Donors to Save Courses
The chancellor of City College of San Francisco, Don Griffin, has revived his plan to have donors "sponsor" courses that...
Schools of Sustainability, Colleges of the Environment
Universities are creating new entities intended to catalyze interdisciplinary research and teaching on the environment and its human inhabitants.
Making Student Engagement Official
Robert Morris University has created a new dean position -- one exclusively in charge of promoting student engagement.