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December 9, 2013

Test Your Knowledge: Gloom and Cheer

Peter Wood

'Tis the season to be jolly, not gloomy.

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December 9, 2013

A Wolf at the Door of Academe

Peter Wood

With the looming presence of online alternatives and MOOCs, colleges and universities rethink their curricula. Ithaca College's president explains what he is doing to revive the education Ithaca......

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December 9, 2013

The Future of MOOCs

Rachelle Peterson

Now that MOOCs' disappointing early performance has dampened prophecies of higher ed's collapse, competiting narratives envision different niche markets for MOOCs to serve. 

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December 6, 2013

Test Your Knowledge: Christmas Music

Glenn Ricketts

A quiz on some of the traditions behind traditional Christmas music.

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December 6, 2013

A Campus Conversation About Diversity of Ideas

J. Martin Rochester

A campus diversity council hears a case for intellectual diversity.

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