By Doug Lederman. Six years ago, in 2012, Inside Higher Ed introduced its Cartoon Caption Contest, which we hoped would entertain and engage our readers with an alternative to our usual weighty reportage and commentary. More...
Online Master's Degrees Grow in Popularity
By Doug Lederman. Nearly a third of the students enrolled in master's degree tracks in 2016 reported that their program was entirely online, with 21 percent reporting that they took some (but not all) classes online, according to a new report from the Urban Institute that showed surging interest in master's degrees. More...
University of London to Recognize Google's IT Certificate for Credit
By Doug Lederman. The University of London will award credit for its bachelor's in computer science to learners who take Google's IT Support Professional Certificate through the Coursera platform, the university and the companies announced today. More...
Agile Teaching
By Doug Lederman. "Agile Teaching" is Inside Higher Ed's new curated collection of articles.
The booklet, the latest in a series of free, print-on-demand collections, examines new innovations in teaching and learning. More...
It's a Small, Small (Digital) World
By Doug Lederman. Hot topics included questions about which students are well suited for online learning and whether they're the ones policy makers are nudging into online programs, plentiful rhetoric about "big data" and alternative credentials, and much hand-wringing about the potential impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on the work force, and about the state of the humanities. More...
Managing in Challenging Times
By Doug Lederman. "Managing in Challenging Times: Finance and Personnel Issues Facing Higher Ed" is a new compilation of topical and timely articles from Inside Higher Ed.
A free copy is available for download here. More...
UNC Students, Faculty Rally Against Confederate Monument
By Scott Jaschik. Teaching assistants pledge to withhold student grades as long as university proceeds with plan for new building to house Silent Sam. Many ask why university would spend millions to house a symbol of white supremacy. More...
‘Going to College in the Sixties’
By Scott Jaschik. The cover of Going to College in the Sixties (Johns Hopkins University Press) features a photograph of a protest at the University of California, Berkeley. More...
Professor Fired Over Relationship
By Scott Jaschik. Catholic University says tenured faculty member admitted to sexual relationship with graduate student he hired as assistant. More...
St. Joseph of Vermont Again on the Verge
By Scott Jaschik. In the spring, the College of St. Joseph, in Vermont, announced that it might not have enough money to stay open, and then quickly announced that it would stay open. More...