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Assessing the Value of an Undergrad Degree
A new study from Academically Adrift's co-author seeks to evaluate a broad range of student experiences and outcomes as well as new ways to measure learning.
‘Difficult Conversations’
What does it mean when the National Communication Association shuts down discussions on its Listserv?
‘College Made Whole’
Professor argues against "unbundling" and for coherence in education.
Opinion
A Liberal Arts Approach to Design Thinking
Design thinking marks a way forward for liberal learning in the high-tech, entrepreneurial world now emerging, write Jeffrey Nesteruk and Joel W. Martin.
Middle East Studies Program Comes Under Federal Scrutiny
Education Department inquiry into Middle East studies program jointly operated by Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill raises academic freedom concerns.
New Programs: Ethnic and Race Studies, Clinical Nutrition, Europe, Nursing, Fitness
California Lutheran University is adding a major in ethnic and race studies. Fairfield University is starting a doctorate in clinical...
Opinion
Asking the Editors: Part 3
Junior Prof asks two seasoned editors about what role social media plays in promoting a book, whether concerns about institutional prestige are valid and how to avoid being dropped by a university press.
‘What’s the Point of College?’
Johann Neem discusses his new book about the need to affirm -- and strengthen -- the liberal arts at a time when reformers are doubting their value and that of higher education.