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Defining Political Correctness and Its Non-Impact

July 24, 2008 - 11:00pm
New analysis of faculty database finds identifiable group of professors with common views on bias, but no willingness to discriminate on politics -- and considerable success for the politically incorrect.

Baylor Fires Its President

July 24, 2008 - 11:00pm
Ouster is second in four years; John Lilley's rocky years as the university's chief were capped with a controversy over the tenure process.

'Teaching Nonmajors'

July 24, 2008 - 11:00pm
Author of new book offers advice for teaching those who may not have a natural interest in your course material.

Fleeting Glimpse at Higher Ed Policy Come January

July 24, 2008 - 11:00pm
Discussion of presidential candidates' education platforms skimps on specifics on college issues, but is critical of teacher preparation programs.

Quick Takes: 3 Shot at South Mountain CC, Trayless Trend Takes Off, Exit From Seminary, K-12 Gender Gap in Math Eliminated, Fight Over Stanford's Name, A Giuliani Takes on Duke

July 24, 2008 - 11:00pm

New Presidents or Provosts: Central Carolina CC, Eastern Wyoming College, Gloucester County College, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Touro U., U. of South Carolina

July 24, 2008 - 11:00pm

Reality Check

July 24, 2008 - 11:00pm
Sorry men, writes Mary Hatcher-Skeers, the gender equity problem in science has not been solved.

Teachable Moments

July 24, 2008 - 11:00pm
To blog or not to blog, in Matthew Henry Hall's new cartoon.

U.S. Court Rejects 'Pervasively Sectarian' Test

July 23, 2008 - 11:00pm
Appeals panel's ruling clears way for students at Colorado Christian U. to receive state aid -- and could suggest further shift in church-state regulations.

In Recruitment Wars, a New Front

July 23, 2008 - 11:00pm
Some "poachers" look to exploit cash-strapped states, luring faculty to greener pastures.

Spatial Change

July 23, 2008 - 11:00pm
To facilitate more interactive teaching, one college considers a different type of classroom. The barriers to building it are instructive of sometimes conflicting trends in college planning.

Unexpected First Generation Path

July 23, 2008 - 11:00pm
Many small private colleges are having success with students whose families lack backgrounds in higher education.

Quick Takes: Dolly Closes Some Campuses, Medical Information Project, Sports Secrecy at Rutgers, Berkeley Wins Construction Battle, Federal Spanking Policy

July 23, 2008 - 11:00pm

New Programs: Nursing Education, Rehabilitative Sciences, School Psychology, Business

July 23, 2008 - 11:00pm

The Final Six Months

July 23, 2008 - 11:00pm
Revamp the financial aid system? Robert Shireman says the Education Department might focus its energy in its last days on a less-ambitious but helpful goal: better URLs for its Web sites.

At Libraries, Taking the (Really) Long View

July 22, 2008 - 11:00pm
Storing digital data is becoming more essential to the work of librarians, who are trying to think in terms of the next 100 years -- a virtual eternity in computer time.

A Break From Purgatory, Barely

July 22, 2008 - 11:00pm
Margaret Spellings gives partial relief to accreditor of liberal arts programs, allowing it to approve new colleges but extending its recognition for 3 (not 5) years, citing lingering concerns.

Out of Work for Doing Extra Work?

July 22, 2008 - 11:00pm
Indiana AAUP says adjunct at Ivy Tech lost his job for using supplementary materials when students complained that they couldn't understand the textbook.

'Sustainability Failures'

July 22, 2008 - 11:00pm
There's lots of talk about all that colleges are doing for the environment. What aren't they doing?

The View on the Ground

July 22, 2008 - 11:00pm
Survey of financial aid officers finds moderate concern about loan availability and continued prevalence of college lender lists.