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What Is Teaching Excellence?
Colleges claim to promote it, but do we really know what it is and how to measure it, asks Alan Hughes.
UCLA Faculty Approves Diversity Requirement
After more than a decade of debate, and strong lobbying from both administrators and students, professors vote in favor of the measure, 916 to 487.
New Debates About Accountability
Inside Higher Ed has released "New Debates About Accountability," our latest print-on-demand compilation of articles. As with other such booklets...
Rebundling College
Higher education faces challenges, writes Larry D. Large. But the solution isn't to further break apart its functions, but to bolster them.
Student and Shipbuilder
New shipbuilding apprenticeship at Old Dominion University may be first of its kind to include a bachelor's degree, paid for by the shipyard, which also kicks in at least $225,000 during each apprentice's course.
Surveying the MOOC Landscape
An updated study of massive open online courses from Harvard U. and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology finds diverse learner populations and interests -- and the need for more research.
Opinion
Techno Fantasies
Audrey Watters and Sara Goldrick-Rab challenge Kevin Carey's The End of College.
Opinion
American Ignorance
The public is shockingly unaware of the world, and educators and civic leaders need to confront this problem, writes Sanford J. Ungar.