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Should Computer Science Be Required?

At far too many institutions today, students who are not computer science majors encounter severe enrollment caps and watered-down or limited courses, writes Robert Sedgewick.

Topic: Trending

Scott McLemee reviews Devon Powers's On Trend: The Business of Forecasting the Future.

Higher Education Should Report More Than Its Mortality Rate

Colleges and universities are not asked to report on measures that should be evident long before a student (or institution) faces the worst-case scenario, writes Barbara Damron.

The Evolution of a Scaled Degree Program

In the first of a three-part series, William Kuskin describes the changes required -- administratively as well as pedagogically -- as his university built an online degree from scratch to serve hundreds of students.

Rethinking Higher Education Through the Consortial Model

What if we could push an “easy button” and solve many of the issues of transfer and articulation? Such a solution may exist in plain sight, argues John C. Cavanaugh.

Democratic Values and Local Student Voting

Dave Brinker sheds some light on the current scope of nonresident students’ influence on local elections -- and how it calls us to reflect on the core values of American democratic society and higher education.

Ethical College Admissions: Rectober

Writing letters of recommendation is a tough but essential part of the job, writes Jim Jump.

In the End, Being Ranked Is Better Than Not

Mim L. Runey writes that losing her college's ranking made her realize its importance.