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Competency for the Traditional-Age Student
Accreditor approves Purdue's new competency-based bachelor's degree, which blends technical disciplines with the humanities and has a customizable approach designed more for a career than a first job.
'Passing on the Right'
New book-length study details realties of being a conservative professor in the overwhelmingly progressive humanities and social sciences. While many see bias and periodic slights, many are also succeeding.
Digital Overtakes Print
Major publishers report sales of digital course materials surpass sales of print textbooks for the first time. Are the numbers right -- and does it matter?
Study on Education, Income and Lifelong Learning
Americans with higher levels of education and income are more likely to take advantage of lifelong learning opportunities such as...
Vassar President Announces Plan to Step Down
Catharine Hill announced Tuesday that she plans to step down next June as president of Vassar College. She will have...
Pitt Settles Suit Filed by Transgender Ex-Student
The University of Pittsburgh and Seamus Johnston, a transgender ex-student who sued the university, jointly announced a settlement of the...
Newly Tenured ... at Alma, Clarkson, Denison, Lawrence, Washington
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities: Alma College Brian Doyle, biology and biochemistry...
Study Abroad and Terror
Recent attacks in Europe have targeted the most popular region for American study abroad students -- and the one traditionally perceived as safe.