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Integrating Technology, Homework Help and Calculus
Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey developed software that has replaced written homework -- and textbooks -- in the institution's calculus courses. Developers see the tool as a model for technology-enhanced learning.
The Odd State Out
California will soon be the only state not joining an agreement that helps colleges offer online education across state lines. Consumer advocates there, concerned about for-profit colleges, hope it will stay that way.
Misogyny
There’s been a sea change in how we think of sexual harassment, but has it been enough? In today's Academic...
Posttenure Review or a Plan to Undercut Tenure?
Right after U of Tennessee faculty members agreed on plan to toughen oversight of tenured professors, system proposed rules many say endanger academic freedom.
Angry, Galvanized and Ready
College students organize protests and become activists on gun reform after the deadly shooting in Florida.
‘Accountability and Opportunity in Higher Education’
Editors discuss new collection of essays about the impact of various state and federal policies on minority students -- an impact the authors see as far too often ignored.
Academic Help, Under One Roof
Centralizing a range of academic services has boosted their use at Hampshire College.
Hawaii Legislators Abandon Plan for Faculty Mandate on OER
Legislators rewrite bill that originally required use of freely accessible educational materials, amid criticism that legislation would have infringed academic freedom and harmed, not helped, the open-access movement.