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The Case for Assessment
“Assessment” has become a dirty word in higher education, but it’s much more than rubrics, forms and statistics, argues Matthew DeSantis.
Connecting Across the Community College and Ivy League Divide
More can be done at both the student and leadership level to encourage greater understanding, collaboration and integration across different sectors of the same higher education system, write Ross Gittell and Julie Johnson.
The Extensive Evidence of Co-Requisite Remediation's Effectiveness
Study after study has shown higher course pass rates than in traditional remedial courses, writes Alexandra W. Logue, so why doesn't everybody know about it?
Lessons From the UT Tyler Scandal
The scandal concerning students from Nepal should prompt a long-overdue conversation about institutional priorities surrounding international students in higher education, write Laura A. Kaub and James Linville.
Ethical College Admissions: The Game Show on Student Debt
Jim Jump isn't sure this is evidence of a golden age in television.
Blind Staff Loyalty
The Temple rankings scandal points to flaws in the way higher education leaders treat professional staff, writes Allison H. Keene.
More Coming This Fall
Scott McLemee reviews some forthcoming titles -- hypertopical and otherwise -- about which readers might want to know.
Read Every Day While You Can
Images, sounds, videos, virtual reality and the many means by which we can alter our state of mind may compete for our time and attention, writes Frank H. Wu, but the pages of a good book give -- and demand from -- us much more.