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Digital Learning in 'Inside Higher Ed' This Week
Among the topics: U.S. to examine online "enablers"; federal aid and alternative providers; autograding run amok; two professors ask: Should we teach online?
Global Attack on Gender Studies
Scholars say their field is coming under increasing pressures from forces outside the academy who want to delegitimize it.
Understanding Why Anthrax Outbreaks Occur
Why are some anthrax outbreaks worse than others? In today's Academic Minute, part of University at Albany Week, Wendy Turner...
Gender, Pay and a 'Black Box'
U of Arizona is sued over alleged discrimination against female faculty members in pay and promotions. This suit follows one by female deans.
Why Teaching Engineering Costs More Than Teaching English
New research points to differentials in faculty pay and class size.
Bribed to Sleep
Students in a Baylor University class weren't sleeping enough. Their professor offered them extra credit if they got eight hours of sleep or more -- and they performed better on final exams than their peers.
New Campus Home for Silent Sam
UNC Chapel Hill plans to create a new building to house Confederate statue. Hundreds march to protest idea.
Scaling Up the Swiss Model for Career Training
Betsy DeVos touts Swiss approach for apprenticeships, but such business-driven career education options remain limited in the U.S.