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The Platonic Ideal of Perfection
A philosophy professor at McGill University requires a perfect score to continue class on Plato -- and students complain. Prisoners chained in a cave?
Appeals Court Upholds Military Recruiting
A last attempt by professors to fight the Solomon Amendment on academic freedom grounds is turned back.
Docking a Grade for Skirting the Rules?
Responding to student pressure, the College of Business at Illinois State keeps its business-casual requirement but lessens consequences for violations.
A Worldwide Test for Higher Education?
International group is (quietly) discussing the prospect of creating a global measure of student learning outcomes at the college level.
The Business of Branching Out
Maryland college's payment of per-student fee to contractor in Taiwan raises questions about when practices unacceptable in the U.S. are permissible (or not) abroad.
Office Hours: Coming to a Computer Near You
The days of coming in to see the professor aren't over, but some courses at traditional colleges are experimenting with virtual office hours and help in real time.
The World Gets a Little Flatter
New report comparing countries' educational systems suggests that U.S. dominance in higher education is continuing to ebb.