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Zero Correlation Between Evaluations and Learning

New study adds to evidence that student reviews of professors have limited validity.

Tougher Scrutiny for Colleges With Low Graduation Rates

Responding to sharp criticism, regional accrediting agencies will focus extra attention on institutions with below-average performance.
Opinion

He Said, She Said

In each of two new novels, Loner and Diary of an Oxygen Thief, it is the narrator's attitude that sticks with the reader more than the events recounted, writes Scott McLemee.

'The Uberfication of the University'

Author discusses new book on the relationship between the "sharing economy" and the erosion of faculty rights.
Opinion

The Tenured IT Expert?

Technology experts should have the academic freedom to speak on behalf of what's best for education, not just a university's bottom line, Jonathan A. Poritz and Jonathan Rees argue.

Berkeley Resumes Palestine Course

Facing backlash and accusations of squelching academic freedom, a class is restored.

The Future of Educational Materials

Sept. 19, 2016 -- "The Future of Educational Materials and the Role of the College Bookstore," the new print-on-demand compendium...

Not Just 'Musical Chairs'

Beyond well-funded individual campus initiatives aimed at increasing the number of underrepresented minority faculty members, experts urge collaboration across institutions and within disciplines.