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Internationalization and Tenure
As universities seek to globalize, should they include internationally focused criteria in their tenure and promotion policies? A new report analyzes policies with such indicators.
Are Elite College Courses Better?
Study's preliminary findings suggest that teaching quality and academic rigor are not necessarily stronger at prestigious institutions.
Eight Professors, 43 Students
Southern Utah University goes all in with an experiment on general education, combining 13 courses into one year of material that eight professors jointly teach.
'Taking College Teaching Seriously'
Gail Mellow, a community college president, discusses the importance of pedagogy -- the theme of a new book she co-authored.
Opinion
The Humanities Must Unite or Die
Such disciplines have a serious image problem, writes Paul B. Sturtevant, and must argue their worth far more effectively to the public.
Can a Professor Be Forced to Assign a $180 Textbook?
Reprimand for faculty member who assigned less expensive options than his department's preference (book by two of its own) sets off debate on academic freedom and expensive books.
Opinion
Solving Yesterday's Problems Constrains Tomorrow's Solutions
The onus is on policy makers to create new regulatory frameworks to support needed innovation in areas like competency-based education, writes Paul LeBlanc.
Opinion
A Guide for Applying to Jobs at Selective Liberal Arts Colleges
They are different types of institutions than where most people will have gone to graduate school, write a group of contributors to a philosophy blog.