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Learning From a Typewriter?
An old-fashioned physical object can create a surprisingly meaningful pedagogical moment in a classroom, writes Jared Berezin.
The Shrinking Humanities Major
Number of bachelor's degrees awarded fell 8.7 percent between 2012 and 2014, study finds.
Rethinking Gen Ed
Amid concerns that requirements may not mean much to students or professors, Harvard and Duke Universities both look to curricular changes to improve undergraduate education.
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The Economy of Cheating
Colleges and universities may try to address academic cheating as a moral or pedagogical problem, but it's really about something entirely different, argues Carol Poster.
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Let's Focus More on the First Year
Students enter college hoping it will be a major step up from what they were doing before, writes Roger Martin, but they are often disappointed.
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The 21st Century's J.D.
Whether it is San Bernardino or Sandy Hook, the Sept. 11 attacks or urban police shootings, a certain (perhaps surprising) academic field is the glue that tries to keep people’s lives together, argues John L. Jackson Jr.
Computer Science as Liberal Arts 'Enabler'
Liberal arts colleges are increasingly exploring interdisciplinary connections to find a place for computer science on their campuses.
No More 8 A.M. Classes
A university in Michigan has great news for the bleary-eyed but hopes at least some of them will still get up early.