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Fired Because He Wouldn't Dumb Down a Course?

AAUP report concludes that a professor at Community College of Aurora was likely fired for refusing to compromise on rigor in his courses as part of a "student success" initiative.
Opinion

Sometimes You Soar

And sometimes you fumble, writes Jeffrey Nesteruk, when it comes to the self you bring to your teaching.

'The Library Has Never Been More Important'

Arizona State, known for rejecting norms of traditional campuses, will invest more than $100 million in its library, seeking to serve the campus and a growing online student body.

The Pulse: The Algebra App

Inside Higher Ed’s monthly podcast features an interview with Michael Eiseman, founder of the Algebra by Hand app.
Opinion

Developing Media-Savvy Students

As our national political dialogue veers toward personal attack and speculation and away from meaningful and civil exchange, we should require our students to read a national newspaper and discuss its content, and then test them on it, writes Susan Siena.
Opinion

Teaching About Sexuality, Violence and Power

When the alleged perpetrator is a person with whom we feel some sort of affiliation or reverence, we start to make excuses and bend over backward to deny the plausibility of the victim’s experience, writes Jamie L. Small.

Rejecting 'Campus Illiberalism'

Ideological odd couple Robert George and Cornel West issue joint statement -- attracting thousands of signatures -- in wake of shouting down of a speaker at Middlebury.

Confronting Light and Dark

How St. Olaf decided to scrub the name of a revered late professor recently accused of sexual misconduct from his namesake building.