[private] by Tim Clement The Web cam imbroglio involving the Lower Merion School District has rightfully raised issues of privacy. But there’s an education-related point to be…
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by J.B. Schramm first printed in the New York Times on 12/22/09 The federal government is about to make a huge investment in high school. As part…
by Kim Clark One of the ways affordable colleges are trying to keep their prices down is to pack more students into every classroom. In these hard…
[private] by Tamar Lewin An Israeli entrepreneur with decades of experience in international education plans to start the first global, tuition-free Internet university, a nonprofit venture he…
by Loye Young Editor’s Note: In mid-November, 2008, Loye Young was dismissed from his position as a part-time faculty member at Texas A & M International University.…
by Professor Y For most people, the phrase “I’m taking my ball and going home!” should bring back similar memories of childhood play. Most of us have at one time…
by Professor Y For most people, the phrase “I’m taking my ball and going home!” should bring back similar memories of childhood play. Most of us have at one time…
They’re at it again. Yes. Again. Our part-time faculty colleagues in Canada are on strike. The Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA), which represents 365 contract faculty,…
by Pauline E. Kayes A few years ago, Harvard University announced a $50-million initiative in May to make faculty more diverse. Three months later, Columbia University followed…
My life as columnist collided with my life as a professor. As Milligan College finished its academic year, I failed a student because he submitted a paper…
