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Improving With Age
Most colleges put student work at the center of how they measure academic quality, writes Peter Ewell, who argues that abandoning student learning outcomes would be a serious mistake.
SLO Madness
The student learning outcomes accreditors require too often reduce learning to inane, meaningless blurbs, writes Robert Shireman, which prevent the sort of quality assurance that puts student work at the center.
End of the Line in Wisconsin
When the Wisconsin Legislature took tenure out of state statute, faculty members at the University of Wisconsin at Madison hoped they could preserve the status quo in a campus policy. But that hope is fading amid new proposals on a policy for layoffs of professors.
A Civil Rights Hero Who Disappeared
New book tells story of a largely forgotten man who won a landmark Supreme Court decision.
Law School Co-Deans: 'Like a Marriage'
Over the last few years, universities started appointing two deans to lead their law schools temporarily. Now, a few are going that route with permanent appointments.
Welcoming Back Accused Serial Harasser
Faculty and students protest return of professor accused of harassment and assault to campus after a one-term unpaid leave.
Our Thinking About Crossover Scholarship Is Wrong
Many people in higher education are skeptical of its value, but we should give it the legitimacy it deserves, argues Karlyn Crowley.
Gaming the Formula
State performance funding formulas lead to small decline in Pell revenue per student, new study finds, suggesting public colleges may be gaming formulas by enrolling fewer low-income students.