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A faculty member drafts a fake job ad to consider what's wrong with higher ed today.
Concerns on Loan Denials
Historically black colleges urge Education Department to reconsider changes to some student loan criteria, and for-profit colleges and student advocates gear up for rewrite of "gainful employment" regulation.
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Back to Methuselah
The original search for the fountain of youth didn't pan out -- but a new one is under way. Scott McLemee considers "The Longevity Seekers."
Bucking the Trend
While other colleges have cut adjuncts' hours to avoid insurance mandates ahead of the Affordable Care Act taking effect, College of DuPage is offering some adjuncts coverage under a new "lecturer" designation.
Where Philosophy Meets Theology
The influx of money for philosophy research from the religiously inclined Templeton Foundation has raised some eyebrows in the discipline.
Pretext for Firing a Dissenter
Australian court threatens $2 million fine for university after concluding that it used finances as excuse to dismiss a professor for complaining about bullying tactics by her supervisor.
The Digital Sociology Classroom
Departments are offering online courses and making use of new tools for teaching, survey finds.
Missing the (Grade) Point
Study challenges assumption that professors have become more lenient in evaluating students, or that their grades have less "signaling" power. Another researcher challenges paper as inaccurate.