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As Economy Wavers, Online Enrollments Climb
Annual study finds double-digit gains in online education, in part due to fuel costs, surprising some who predicted the rate would eventually flatten.
So Goes the Nation
California and New York governors propose a round of midyear budget reductions for higher education, and more states are expected to follow suit.
Vigilante Justice on Plagiarism
At Texas A&M International, an instructor told students he would fail and publicly humiliate them if they engaged in academic dishonesty. They did and he did -- so the university fired him.
Discrediting the "Model Minority" Stereotype
Chinese Americans are not as homogeneous as they are sometimes portrayed -- this is particularly apparent in their college-going rates...
Sustainable Curriculums
Faculty members describe different approaches to incorporating sustainability into their classes, in some very different disciplines.
6-6 Course Loads and No Benefits
Adjuncts in Tennessee, working a decade without raise in pay ceilings, spent 2 years documenting needs. Their plan was considered and promptly rejected as the recession hit.
Gates Foundation to Spend Big on Community Colleges
A new plan -- involving hundreds of millions of dollars -- will focus on completion rates and performance-based incentives.