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Having a theory of how people learn would allow teachers to plan pedagogy more effectively and examine all factors relevant to learning, argue Stephen L. Chew and William J. Cerbin.

Students are being encouraged to apply to too many colleges, writes Nicholas Soodik.

A colleague’s job move has Jim Jump reflecting on challenges faced by those in admissions whose bosses don’t understand the field.

There’s a pernicious college finance problem you haven’t heard of, David Scobey warns: the nonpayment of institutional fees and charges that blocks many thousands of students from graduating or re-enrolling.

Scott McLemee reviews Bible Nation by Candida R. Moss and Joel S. Baden, which chronicles the founding and development of the new Museum of the Bible in Washington.

Wayne Stauffer offers a few strategies for minimizing it.

Will merging institutions strengthen the system or hasten its decline, asks Tara DaPra, who has taught at one of its four-year universities as well as in its community colleges.