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Reprimand Upheld for Professor Who Wouldn’t Assign $180 Text
Fullerton faculty panel finds faculty member broke rules by deviating from departmental choice, but also finds department didn’t have proper procedures in place.
Eight Professors, 43 Students
Southern Utah University goes all in with an experiment on general education, combining 13 courses into one year of material that eight professors jointly teach.
Shaming Accreditors
Obama administration announces modest executive actions aimed at forcing accreditors to focus more on student outcomes -- and urges Congress to impose more sweeping changes.
Senate Inquiry Into Accreditation
Lawmakers are looking at how accreditors judge the quality and financial stability of colleges.
Elsevier Battle Escalates
Did the publishing giant found the journal whose editors have resigned in protest?
'Taking College Teaching Seriously'
Gail Mellow, a community college president, discusses the importance of pedagogy -- the theme of a new book she co-authored.
Opinion
The Humanities Must Unite or Die
Such disciplines have a serious image problem, writes Paul B. Sturtevant, and must argue their worth far more effectively to the public.
Another 'Heckler's Veto'
At U of Minnesota, protesters' interruptions delayed Israeli professor from talking. After three are arrested, they say their free speech rights were violated.