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The 2008 U.S. Professors of the Year are being honored today by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
The Sociologist Gap
Departments report significant increases in number of majors and degrees awarded -- and flat faculty lines. Graduate programs are becoming more selective -- and not for the reasons scholars like.
Quick Fix
Searching for fast solutions to budget shortfalls, some colleges are turning to mandatory employee furloughs. Some question whether this approach is fair or strategic.
When Austrian Economics and Jesuit Theology Don't Mix
It's a safe bet that a lecture combining free-market economics, gender and wage gaps will generate attention on an average...
Privacy Concerns About U.S. Database
College and student groups balk at proposal by Education Dept.'s inspector general to collect in a central database (and potentially share) massive amounts of personal information.
With Students Flocking Online, Will Faculty Follow?
As demand continues to grow, colleges are still mulling how online teaching fits into the scheme of things, with competing models for supporting (and paying) faculty.