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Good and Bad News About Employer Funding of Online Degrees
In the Third Age of online learning, companies are paying for their workers' online degrees. Does that bode well -- or ill -- for nonselective universities and their value proposition, Ryan Craig asks.
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When Actions Speak Louder Than Lobbying
Rather than advocating to remove an endowment tax, colleges should demonstrate a stronger commitment to serving the public good, Catharine Bond Hill argues.
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In Appreciation of a Public Servant
Government employees don’t get much public respect these days. We should pay more attention to people like the late Jeff Appel, Terry Hartle writes.
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How Higher Education Empowers Student Voters
Interest in the 2020 election could give colleges and universities an opportunity to increase student voting and civic engagement to a level we've rarely seen before, argues Hahrie Han.
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What You Should Know About Your College
What are its affirmative action practices, Alan Morrison asks.
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Ethical College Admissions: De-Fense!, or Defense Mechanisms
Jim Jump looks at the steps some colleges are considering -- without NACAC rules.
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Plagiarize This!
Why is brazenly putting one's name on a text that someone else wrote repugnant? Should it be? Scott McLemee explores the issue.
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Better Data on Competency-Based Education
More information about what works in competency-based programs is needed to inform policy and encourage the growth of this promising form of postsecondary education, writes Charla Long.