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Confucius Controversies
AAUP urges universities to terminate or renegotiate contracts for Chinese-government funded centers of language and culture. With about 90 Confucius Institutes established in U.S., will it have an impact?
Not So Fast
SEIU's drive to organize adjuncts seemed to be picking up steam. Why has it faltered in the Twin Cities?
Experimenting With Aid
The U.S. Education Department opens the door to more tests with competency-based education, which could help set a new regulatory framework.
Opinion
'The Bigot'
Combating prejudice is like the labors of Sisyphus. Scott McLemee interviews an author who keeps on pushing.
A More Nuanced Bill Gates
The Microsoft founder and head of influential foundation tells college business officers that big changes are on the way -- but offers moderated views on role of technology and push for college completion.
Shrinking Cal State Online
The California State U. System scales back plans to enroll a quarter of a million students through a centralized online portal -- a goal that failed to attract interest across its 23 campuses and that many professors questioned.
Dropping the Ball?
Colleges and universities need to get involved in the the rollout of the Common Core curriculum, argues a new paper from the New America Foundation.
Newly Tenured ... Adams State, California Lutheran, Clarkson, NYU Polym, Southeast Missouri
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities: Adams State University Sheryl Abeyta, business Anicia...