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The Ph.D. Skill Mismatch

Analysis of a year’s worth of MLA job postings -- most of them for teaching positions -- finds strong emphasis on alt-ac skills. Are doctoral programs providing the right training?

Teaching Conservatism in the Age of Trump

Historians who teach U.S. conservatism say their jobs got a lot harder last year but that Trump's presidency also provides new opportunities for student engagement.

Who Is Studying Online (and Where)

New federal data show continued (and accelerating) growth in online course taking in 2016, even as overall college enrollments were flat or falling. Big gainers: Western Governors and Arizona State. Big losers: the big for-profits.

One Strike Is Enough

University of Mississippi’s general counsel has drafted a harassment policy that allows students to be punished for a single incident, atypical among colleges.

Libraries and Librarians Aren't About to Disappear

A widely shared article declaring libraries and archives to be among the fastest-declining industries in America has been debunked.

Barnes & Noble Develops Degree-Planning Tool

Barnes & Noble Education is working with Portland State University to develop a tool to help students reach graduation on...

Civil Liberties Group Sues Essex College

A nonprofit civil rights watchdog group filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Essex County College in New Jersey for failing to...

Education Corporation Buys Vatterott

Education Corporation of America, a privately held for-profit chain of colleges, announced Thursday it would buy for-profit Vatterott Educational Centers...