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Learning for a Lifetime

A 100-year life requires a 60-year curriculum, writes Rovy Branon.
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A Call for Curatorial Teaching

Whenever I draft a new course or revise an old one, I ask myself which voices I tend to privilege and which ones, by neglect or ignorance, I leave out, writes Irina Popescu.

New Programs: Computer Science, Finance, Risk Management, Entrepreneurship, Entertainment Design, Virtual Reality, Neuroscience

Bethel College, in Indiana, is starting an undergraduate major in computer science. Cazenovia College is starting a bachelor of science...

Connecting Data Science to ‘Almost Every Domain of Inquiry’

As reach of big data and AI grows, UC Berkeley and Massachusetts Institute of Technology unveil plans for major expansions.
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Keeping Conversation on the Syllabus

When it comes to what should go on a syllabus, the toughest questions are often best answered by students, argues David Ebenbach.

7 Hours a Week on Existential Despair

New Penn course is one of several efforts at colleges to try to get students to engage in quiet reflection and to set aside their phones and careerism.
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The One-Time-Only Trigger Warning

Stephen J. Ceci, Scott O. Lilienfeld and Wendy M. Williams suggest a possible solution to the thorny debate over the practice.
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Seizing the Teachable Moment

Colleges should use current events like the U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh to foster understanding in our students, writes Karen Gross.