By Doug Lederman. New federal data show continued growth in online course taking in 2016, even as overall college enrollments were flat or falling. Big gainers: Western Governors and Arizona State. Big losers: the big for-profits. More...
The U.S.-U.K. Special Partnership
By Doug Lederman. The U.S. and the U.K. have enjoyed a strong relationship for centuries. In today's Academic Minute, Ray Raymond of the State University of New York Ulster explains the reasons for keeping such close ties with our friends across the pond. More...
Campus Dining and the Rise of the National University of Singapore
By Jack Grove for Times Higher Education. University dining halls do not normally inspire awe and wonder, but the National University of Singapore’s dining halls are a bit different. More...
Estimating the Endowment Tax’s Future
By Rick Seltzer. No one is sure exactly how many colleges and universities will have to shell out under a new excise tax in the revamped tax code, as key definitions and details have yet to be decided. But the number seems likely to rise in the future as endowment values grow. More...
Introducing the New Editor of ‘Conditionally Accepted’
Victor Ray, the new editor of “Conditionally Accepted,” describes his vision for the column going forward. More...
Reflections From the Outgoing Editor of ‘Conditionally Accepted’
As they step down as editor, Eric Anthony Grollman, the founder of “Conditionally Accepted,” writes about creating a platform for marginalized scholars and thanks its many contributors. More...
Why Don’t Educators in Higher Ed Take Education Classes?
If we’re in higher education to educate, Jillian Joyce asks, what keeps college teachers from learning more about teaching. More...
Teaching Rereading
Whenever I teach Hamlet in first-year college writing, the room is split between students who have read it before and those who haven’t. Some of the people who have read it already seem annoyed at the idea of rereading a play from high school. More...
The Importance of Year 2 on the Tenure Track
The first year may get all the attention, but the second one is the make-or-break year, argues Christine Tulley. More...
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Scott McLemee explores the Library of Congress’s recent announcement that it will no longer be a repository of every public posting to Twitter. More...