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Half-Learned Lessons

October 9, 2009

Ten years after the National Center for Academic Transformation began course redesigns, early adopters applaud learning outcomes but remain ambivalent about the cost reduction.

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The Social Media Maze

October 9, 2009

Colleges are eager to leverage Facebook and Twitter to boost recruiting and fund raising, but many still don't have a coherent strategy for how to do it.

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Remediation Worries and Successes

October 9, 2009

At national gathering of community college trustees, many search for answers -- and some colleges report strategies that may be working.

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Risky Business

October 9, 2009

High risk, high reward research may have the most promise of changing lives, but funding remains elusive, a Congressional committee hears Thursday.

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Time Off for Good Behavior

October 9, 2009

David Galef shares a memo distributed by the henchman (er, administrator) hired to enforce the furloughs at U of All People.

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Caught in the Middle

October 9, 2009

A department chair feels squeezed between senior administrators who want reform and senior professors who don't. C.K. Gunsalus considers the options.

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