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Why Did Harvard Go Outside to Go Online?
Like most institutions, Harvard University -- ignoring its own business school’s predictions -- failed to get ready for the new digital economy, leaving it exposed to OPMs to fill the gap. Robert Ubell presents a cautionary tale.
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Let’s Get Up Off Our Knees and Talk
Faculty members who teach both undergraduate and graduate students must go beyond symbolic protests and find a better way to grapple with complex social issues, writes Leslie P. Henderson.
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Coming to campus to teach online
Just because professors who teach online don't have to be physically on campus doesn't mean they shouldn't be, writes Penelope Adams Moon.
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Want to Enhance Humanities Career Outcomes? Engage the Faculty
The job of preparing students for the workplace can’t be left to career services offices alone. Professors are key, Emily J. Levine and Nicole Hall argue.
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Ethical College Admissions: Depending on the Kindness of Strangers
Jim Jump is not impressed with the way the College Board is treating teachers who are proctors.
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Dampening Innovation, One Institution at a Time
The recommended penalties placed on Western Governors University will have a dampening effect on any institution that is pursuing new or modified learning models, argues Justin Draeger.
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We Can No Longer Ignore the Slump
Colleges and universities must build on first-year programs to help sophomore students define the questions that will guide their academic journeys, write Sarah Barber and Robert Thacker.
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The Failure of Higher Education Leadership
Unfortunately, presidents have not spoken out or engaged in the debates about essentially all the key issues confronting colleges and universities today, argues Philip G. Altbach.