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Colleges have begun heeding the call to be more innovative, writes Senator Lamar Alexander -- who says a simple change in student loan policy can help colleges offer three-year diplomas.

"Fondly do I hope, fervently do I pray that I can figure out how well I should be doing." That's Wick Sloane's approach to community college teaching this year.

For all the money it is pouring into education, the foundation is missing an opportunity to make a huge difference – by bringing focus to education research, writes Garrison Walters.

What's it like to be a provost, about to teach freshmen for the first time? Steve Allred shares the experience.

Will getting an e-reader change your life? Scott McLemee takes one step forward, two steps back....

Jeffrey Ross writes about why he took his 9-year-old son to his alma mater, and how he tried to share the liberal arts values he learned there.

The move by the U. of Colorado to replace study of journalism with study of information should concern all who care about an informed, democratic society, writes Michael Bugeja.

As a writer and professor, Tom Moriarty "works" while he surfs online, reads books and just thinks -- though his wife is skeptical.