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Solving One of Higher Education's Biggest Problems
You don't need millions of dollars to improve graduation rates. Georgia State did it with tiny grants for the right students.
MOOCs and Consequences
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MOOC Professors Claim No Responsibility for How Courses Are Used
If MOOCs have the power to dismantle departments, say several professors say who teach the courses, the fault lies with reckless administrators.
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Can Venture Capital Deliver on the Promise of the Public University?
Search Gaffes
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Top 10 Mistakes in Recruiting Administrators
Here, David Letterman-style, are the main missteps of administrative-search committees.
- Not Dressing the Part, and Other Mistakes
Wanted: Assistant Professors
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The Long Odds of the Tenure-Track Job Search
The Chronicle looks at the applications submitted for two positions in the humanities, where the competition is stiff and candidates are often in the dark.
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You're Hired
Learn who got the jobs, who were the finalists, and who else was in the pool.
- Play the Role of the Search Committee
In the News
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'Dreamers' Could Receive Federal Student Loans Under Immigration Bill
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved extending federal student loans, work-study funds, and other support to students who are in the United States illegally.
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U.S. Appeals Court Allows Sex-Bias Case Against LSU to Proceed
Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge may not have discriminated against a female job candidate, the court said, but the evidence warrants a trial, not dismissal of the...
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China Bans 7 Topics in University Classrooms
- Relief and Confusion Mingle as State-Authorization Rules Are Delayed
- As Gainful-Employment Talks Resume, Education Dept. Is Mum on Appeal
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New York City Embraces a College's New 'Handicapped' Symbol
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Fake News Release Targets Scholars and Student Critical of Israel
- Students Might Not Be 'Academically Adrift' After All, Study Finds
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