By Lindsay McKenzie. Research funders, publishers and academics ponder the consequences of a European initiative that could have a major impact on scholarly publishing in the U.S. More...
Research Study Sizes Up Tech Boot Camps
By Lindsay McKenzie. Boot camps have been hailed by policy makers as a cost-effective and fast way to provide workers with new tech skills, but research published last week highlights how little is known about these providers. More...
Faculty Hiring After the Recession
By Greg Toppo. New hires of full-time faculty at public master’s and doctoral institutions rose more than a decade ago, then declined after the recession -- while hires at baccalaureate institutions remained slow and steady. More...
‘The Record of Everything You’ve Forgotten’?
By Greg Toppo. New efforts on campus focus on ways to capture what students learn outside class -- and how to communicate it to employers. More...
Professor Brings New Meaning to ‘No Excuses’
By Colleen Flaherty. Howard University is distancing itself from an unidentified professor who apparently wrote in a syllabus that family deaths were no excuse for missing exams. The syllabus -- reported on by theDaily Mail after someone identifying herself as a student posted it on Reddit -- says, “There will be no makeup exam, quizzes or assignments” and, “Please don't bring me doctors'/death certificates, funeral obituaries I will no accept these [sic]. I also cannot make exceptions for jobs, birthdays, dates with celebrities, etc.” More...
Survival of the Proactive
By Colleen Flaherty. Small-college leaders share how their institutions have attempted to ward off enrollment crises before they happen. More...
Online Students Multitask More (Not in a Good Way)
By Doug Lederman. Study finds that even those who are inclined to stray do so less in face-to-face classes -- presumably because instructors and peers are watching. What are the implications for online learning? And is all multitasking bad. More...
Pushing for Radical Change in Admissions
By Scott Jaschik. Senators urged to end financial aid at colleges that use legacy preferences and early decision and to ban research grants to universities that do not use a lottery system to admit applicants. More...
On the Sidelines Because His Head Is Too Big
By Scott Jaschik. A freshman at Wheaton College in Massachusetts is on the lacrosse team but can't play in games because his head is too big, The Boston Globe reported. More...
‘Should White Boys Still Be Allowed to Talk?’
By Scott Jaschik. Dickinson student's essay sets off intense debate there and elsewhere about who dominates classroom discussions. While piece has been pummeled in conservative blogosphere, issues related to who speaks in class concern many in academe. More...