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Academic Minute: Pancreatic Cancer
Today on the Academic Minute: Jonathan Kelber, associate professor of biology at California State University Northridge, discusses a new effort...
Investigation Into Columbia Protesters Dropped
Columbia University dropped on Tuesday its disciplinary investigation into 16 students who disrupted a campus speaker last month. The investigation...
Chinese Universities Set Up Centers for Xi Thought
At least 20 Chinese universities have established research institutes focused on the ideology of Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping...
Capella and Strayer Universities to Merge
As reported by Inside Higher Ed, the transaction trend among publicly traded for-profit universities continued this week, with news that...
Should Online Instructors Be Online Students?
Two-thirds of faculty members responding to an annual Inside Higher Ed survey say they’ve never taken an online course. Do they need that experience to be capable online instructors?
Online Students Sue Over Fees, Lost Time and Wages
A lawsuit filed against Excelsior College alleges the institution defrauded nursing students of thousands of dollars and made it difficult for them to graduate.
Trial and Error: To Flip or Not to Flip?
Students stopped coming to a professor's class, so he flipped the course and created a detailed report about the results. Some students liked the new format -- but that didn't keep them coming to class.
Why Instructional Designers Are Underutilized
Only one-fourth of faculty members responding to an Inside Higher Ed survey said they collaborate with designers on online course development. Experts say that low percentage is no surprise.