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What Students Really Think
A new book by undergraduates at Michigan State offers teaching advice based on thousands of comments from students starting with the prompt, 'To my professor...'
Opinion
Holding Data Up as a Mirror
As we begin a new academic year, institutional leaders should engage their campus communities in honest, data-driven conversations about what to do better, argues Bonita J. Brown.
Somebody Else's Problem
Report finds initiative fatigue and a lack of accountability, among other obstacles, are preventing colleges from improving student outcomes.
Wyoming's Wild Ride
A new president fights to juggle a budget crunch with other major initiatives while faculty members worry about institutional direction and spending on big-ticket items.
England Seeks to Measure Learning
More than 70 institutions are testing different measures of student learning amid new government effort to evaluate universities on teaching quality.
Digital Education, the 'Mainstream Orthodoxy'
New book examines how technology is changing education -- and whether that change is for the better.
The Campaign and Science
Clinton offers detailed plans and pledges to listen to researchers. Trump hasn't offered plans and has questioned scientific consensus on key issues.
Tweeting Your Way to Tenure
American Sociological Association report suggests standards by which departments may consider social media activity and other public communications in tenure and promotion decisions.