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(More) Clarity on Adjunct Hours
Final IRS rules on employers' responsibility for health insurance requires colleges to credit adjuncts with 2.25 hours of work for each hour they teach; rules don't exempt student employees.
Straight Talk on Sexual Violence
Presidents whose campuses have been shaken by sexual misconduct speak about the issue with unusual candor at a University of Virginia "dialogue."
It's Not All Bad
The state of academic rigor and student engagement in the classroom isn't in a total state of decay, but there is plenty to be desired, study suggests.
Opinion
'Competency' and Residential Colleges
Rather than dismiss competency-based education as shallow, colleges that emphasize the physical campus should work to document the learning that can occur only in that setting, writes W. Kent Barnds.
Turnitin Put to the Test
Did the plagiarism detection software Turnitin cut "unoriginal writing" by almost 40 percent? Not so fast, one researcher says.
Athlete's Expulsion Overruled
In an unusual case unfolding in Iowa, a university is fighting in court for the right to keep a basketball player accused of sexual assault off the team.
Opinion
Tackle the Real Problem
Community college student success is more important than concern about "undermatching," writes Tom Bailey. And making a dent in that problem requires comprehensive reforms.
Crackdown on Coding Academies
A California agency's threatening letters to a new cadre of technology training providers spotlight anew the tension between protecting consumers and encouraging innovation.