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Tough Love for Accreditation
The accreditation process needs to change, an expert writes in a new book, but accreditors are making more progress than their critics charge.
Opinion
Nought Else Being Equal
The pundits have chewed over the question of inequality. Sociologists have different perspectives. Scott McLemee looks at an agenda-setting new book.
When 'Full Funding' Isn't Full
Push by grad students at UT Austin shows how difficult it can be to define what doctoral support is needed -- and how to get it.
'Reconsidering College'
Author discusses new book arguing that Christian adults should consider Christian colleges and that those institutions should embrace the nontraditional market.
Try, Try Again
Two years and twice as many iterations later, MOOC instructors at Stanford U. say they are finally seeing results.
The Pulse: Pruvalu and ePortfolios
This month's edition of The Pulse podcast features an interview with Claudia Reuter, founder and CEO of SchoolChapters, which produces...
Opinion
Accreditation and Autonomy
Our imperfect system of quality assurance is what gives American higher education a degree of independence from the government interference we see elsewhere in the world, writes Alexander Astin.
Internationalizing STEM
At gathering of senior international educators, presenters discuss programs in which students double-major in STEM fields and a foreign language.