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Credit Hour (Still) Rules
Despite conventional wisdom, Western Governors U. did not earn approval to award federal aid by directly assessing how much students learned. It ties student outcomes to the credit hour (though not to seat time).
Collective Donating
Nearly 30 percent of the operating budget of the Teaching Academy at New Mexico State University comes from money donated by faculty members.
'Communists and Perverts'
A new book explores a Florida legislative committee that targeted gay students and professors in the 1950s and '60s.
Opinion
It’s a Pleasure
As the academic year winds down, it's a great time to remind students of the joys of (unassigned) reading, writes Melissa Ballard.
Opinion
For Books, Against Boilerplate
Officials at the second largest research library in the United States have their talking points about its redesign. Scott McLemee wants them to change the script.
Turn of Phrase
Is it legitimate for a university to advertise an adjunct job specifying that the person may not teach at any other college?
When Can Faculty Show Porn?
An Appalachian State professor is accused of engaging in "inappropriate speech" after airing an explicit documentary critical of the porn industry without first warning students. Her story raises questions about when and how instructors can present explicit materials.
Banking on Success
Texas technical colleges want to link 45 percent of their operating budget to the employment success of graduates.