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J-School Makeovers
Amid newsroom cutbacks and a rapidly changing media landscape, journalism schools are trying to find ways to adapt. USC is crunching a two-year master's into nine months. At Columbia, the concentration requirement will be eliminated.
Opinion
Catching the Foul Balls
It's not just what we teach, writes Kim A. Wilcox, but how we convey the passion of the process.
Opinion
A Plea for 'Close Learning'
Scott L. Newstok writes that it's time for skeptics of massive distance education to define what they value in the classroom.
Opinion
Benefit of the Doubt
Instructors should take plagiarism seriously, writes Nate Kreuter. But they shouldn't rush to assume students are doing it -- nor should they obsess about it.
The Retention Agenda
"The Retention Agenda" is a collection of articles -- in print-on-demand format -- about student retention and persistence in college...
Opinion
Creative Writing Is Not a Fast Food Nation
Five professors in the field answer criticism that they say is based on an out-of-date idea about what goes on in their classrooms.
Opinion
Innovation Exhaustion and a Path to Moving Forward
MOOCs, competency-based education and other reforms are worthy ideas, writes Dan Greenstein. But in the chase for the next big thing, some have forgotten the goal of improving higher education, not just making it more efficient.