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No Aid, No Problem
UniversityNow signs up more than 1,000 students for low-cost, competency-based degree programs without the lure of federal financial aid.
Grappling With Global Learning
At gathering focused on global learning, faculty and others discuss diverse strategies for integrating it within the curriculum.
Small Ain't All
U. of Southern Maine is latest institution to consider closing its physics department. Are there disciplines whose lack of popularity with the masses shouldn't doom them?
Why Students Study STEM
Math and science exposure has a bigger influence on whether high school students plan to major in a STEM field than does math achievement, new research indicates.
Back to 2U
After months on the fence, Wake Forest University joins 2U's Semester Online consortium just as its fall pilot gets under way, but initial student interest at some institutions has been tepid.
Opinion
What the Study Didn't Show
A new, much discussed comparison of student learning from non-tenure-track and tenure-track instructors downplayed its limitations and has been widely misunderstood, writes Edward Kazarian.
Opinion
Benefits of Teaching Online
Teaching online can be reinvigorating for faculty members and their careers, writes Audrey Heinesen, who encourages more professors to take the leap.
Credit for Service
Seven states partner up to ensure that student veterans earn college credit for service, while also calling for help from ACE and the Pentagon.