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Revising the Core Curriculum -- at 35 Colleges
After Georgia proposes a general education framework built around theme of globalization (rather than built up from disciplines), faculty fire concerns about content and procedure.
Many Uses for 'New York Times' Distance Ed Venture
Instead of sifting through existing texts to find case studies suitable for his course, Matt Cookson decided to go straight...
'U.S. News' Adds Surveys That Could Alter Methodology
U.S. News & World Report may be on the verge of significant changes in its methodology. The magazine has sent...
Next Chapter for E-Books
New program from SUNY Press makes front-list, hardcover titles available simultaneously in electronic form at price it hopes students can afford.
The Seniority Pay Cut
Colleges consider how to end salary compression and inversion – and whether it’s time to spend more on keeping faculty talent than getting new faculty talent.
Getting Older Students Into the Mix
Two states take different tacks to attract "nontraditional" learners -- one promoting short online courses, the other giving students a subsidized taste of college.
Affirmative Action Challenged Anew
Lawsuit against U. of Texas raises novel question: If a university has diversity success with a "percent plan," does that preclude doing more?