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'Dirty Money'
Unsure about accepting research funding from a morally contentious source? An ethicist weighs in.
Less Prescriptive in California
California's Democratic leaders have taken a gentler approach in push for the state's colleges to get creative with online courses, including with a $50 million award fund.
Opinion
OER Beyond Voluntarism
The drive for open educational resources is unlikely to take hold without more commercial support and incentives for faculty members and other stakeholders, Brian Jacobs argues.
In-Class Writing, 2014 Edition
As a new academic year begins, Ulf Kirchdorfer contemplates the end of cursive, having his composition students write essays on their smartphones, and more.
'Minds on Fire'
In new book, creator of "Reacting to the Past" details history of the pedagogical technique and advocates its wider adoption.
Don't Email Me
A faculty member at Salem College bans students from emailing her. The goal: increasing student-faculty interaction.
Adjunct Pay and Anger
Two adjuncts discuss their working lives -- and the ways they respond to the injustices they face.
'China's Rising Research Universities'
New book explores achievements and challenges of Chinese research universities as they continue their quest to achieve "world-class" status.