UNC Looks into Academic Misconduct in College Athletics
A special faculty committee at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill has called for an independent commission to review academic-misconduct at the school on the part of the athletics program,...
View ArticleAre University Presidents Really in Charge?
Brad Wolverton and Andrea Fuller of the Chronicle of Higher Education filed a report recently that demonstrates a disturbing trend among major American universities: that college presidents may not...
View ArticleAcademic Integrity: Part 1
Baseball’s Steroid Era has been a black eye for the sport causing a drastic change in the way fans see the game. Exciting events such as Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa’s race for Roger Maris’ vaunted 61...
View ArticleAcademic Integrity, Part 2: Custom Essays
Two years ago, the Chronicle for Higher Education posted a blog written by Ed Dante, “The Shadow Scholar.” This article caused quite a stir with coverage from major news outlets such as the New...
View ArticleAcademic Integrity, Part 3: Combating Plagiarism
The difficulties in dealing effectively with plagiarism pose a very large problem for college educators who struggle to find the balance between policing cheating in their classroom while still...
View ArticleAcademic Integrity, Part 4: Cheating in Online Courses
As online courses become more and more prevalent in the world of higher education, professors and administrators must heighten their awareness of new forms of cheating and attempt to overcome the...
View ArticleStumbling Towards Transparency?
The American History Association has passed down a new recommendation calling for increased transparency among post-graduate history programs concerning job placement. The AHA wants this information to...
View ArticleOne Small Step for a Course; One Giant Leap for MOOCs
Colorado State University’s Global Campus recently became the first American university to decide to grant transfer credits to students who have completed a massively open online course (MOOC)....
View ArticleSUNY Moves to Address Student Debt?
The State University of New York System announced recently a new statewide effort to reduce the rates of defaults on student loans. This plan is the most comprehensive one attempted by a large state...
View ArticleA Student’s Perspective on MOOCs
It seems like everywhere one looks today in the world of higher education, one cannot help but see news on the Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) offered by servers such as Coursera, Udacity and...
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