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October 12, 2011

Is Higher Ed on the Brink of Major Change?

George Leef

In the recent book by Clay Christensen and Henry Eyring, The Innovative University, the authors contend that many colleges and universities will be left in the dust unless they figure out how to ada......

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October 12, 2011

Energetic at Caltech

Ashley Thorne

A Chronicle article on revolving sustainability funds for colleges and universities includes a suprising perspective on energy usage.

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October 11, 2011

How Not to Manage Classroom Management

Glenn Ricketts

Student rudeness and uncouth classroom conduct are the stuff of legend these days, and it's frequently been covered at the Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Education, and elsewhere.

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October 11, 2011

Twenty-Six Year Olds in Diapers?

George Leef

David Bass of the John Locke Foundation argues that the mania for putting as many people as possible in college has given us 26 year-olds in diapers (figuratively speaking). 

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October 11, 2011

The University of Stonehenge

Peter Wood

History is large, a new book reminds us. But, Peter Wood writes, too often our study of it is small.

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