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Humanities vs. STEM, Redux
New analysis shows that students earn more credits in the humanities than in STEM -- but that humanities majors and STEM majors rarely find themselves in the same classroom.
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The National College Degree
The Education Department's new Online Skills Academy could be the first step to an alternative degree pathway, Paul LeBlanc writes, one that is nationally offered, low-cost and competency-based.
'Hard Times' and Higher Ed
Sociologists, in annual meeting focused on economic hardship, consider policies and practices that hinder advancement of low-income students.
Productivity or Sexism?
Study raises questions about why women are less likely than men to earn tenure at research universities. Hint: It's not research output.
'In a Hurricane'
In the backlash over Cary Nelson backing the U. of Illinois for denying a job to a controversial scholar, no one is more surprised at the outrage than Cary Nelson.
Opinion
Adult Fiction?
English departments should embrace works written for young adult audiences, and recognize the long and significant history of the genre, writes Teresa Michals.
Newly Tenured ... at Bloomsburg, Frostburg State, U. of Northern Colorado
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities: Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Mark Bauman, educational...
Books From Amazon in Person
Amazon aims to become the de facto bookstore at Purdue University, and the retailer has more university partnerships in the works.