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Assessing the Value of an Undergrad Degree
A new study from Academically Adrift's co-author seeks to evaluate a broad range of student experiences and outcomes as well as new ways to measure learning.
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A Liberal Arts Approach to Design Thinking
Design thinking marks a way forward for liberal learning in the high-tech, entrepreneurial world now emerging, write Jeffrey Nesteruk and Joel W. Martin.
New Programs: Ethnic and Race Studies, Clinical Nutrition, Europe, Nursing, Fitness
California Lutheran University is adding a major in ethnic and race studies. Fairfield University is starting a doctorate in clinical...
Opinion
Internships as a High-Impact Practice?
Colleges and universities should proceed with caution before they encourage or even require students to have them, argues Matthew T. Hora.
Opinion
A Student-Centered Teaching Statement
Taking a student-focused approach can help search committees distinguish your statement from those of other candidates, writes Zachary Nowak.
New Programs: Health Sciences, Online Bilingual Social Work, Data Science, Game Design, Worship and Leadership, Civic Analytics, Business Creation, Health Care Coordination
Colby-Sawyer College is starting five new degrees in the health sciences. Loyola University Chicago has started an online, bilingual master's...
How Not to Do Public Discourse
A program on civic virtue at UNC-Chapel Hill is raising concerns about secrecy and funding.
Speaking Out Against Student Evals
Sociologists and more than a dozen other professional groups take a stand against using student evaluations of teaching as a primary measure of teaching effectiveness.