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General Education's Remake
Liberal education group wants to redesign general education around competencies, and gets $2.3 million from the Gates Foundation for the project.
Opinion
It Ain’t What I Say
When administrators about issues such as assessment and competency-based learning, writes Judith Shapiro, the language they use is crucial if they want to engage faculty members.
Opinion
Tech Alone Won't Cut It
Electronic advising systems have plenty of potential, writes Melinda Mechur Karp. But they will fall short without more attention to the messy, human side educational technology.
Badging From Within
A digital badging project at UC Davis is drawing notice, but the innovation looks more like competency-based education than a form of alternative credentials.
Not-So-Final Exam
What if a professor gives a test and accidentally gives out the answers -- but only to some students?
Looks Matter
High schoolers who are physically attractive are more likely than others to complete college, study finds.
Update: White House Meeting Postponed
Nelson Mandela's death puts on hold caucus for college leaders to talk about lower-income student success, for which they have been asked to set specific goals.
Another Kean U. Scandal
Associate vice president for academic affairs leaves after report she wrote is found to have been plagiarized.