http://chronicle.com/topic/Curriculum/104/ Topics :: Curriculum Wed, 23 May 2012 05:24:38 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131923/ http://chronicle.com/article/What-Colleges-Can-Bring-to-the/131923/ Campuses have a role to play in both teaching students about sustainable farming and bringing local products into dining halls.

]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131833/ http://chronicle.com/article/Artists-Debate-Whether-the/131833/ Some say it is inevitable that a new terminal degree will replace the master of fine arts. But will it be good for the field, and for the students who enroll?

]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 01:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131838/ http://chronicle.com/article/To-Develop-Student/131838/ The arrangements can benefit both students, who receive guidance and perhaps financial support, and the institutions, which may help shape the entrepreneurial economy.

]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 01:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131854/ http://chronicle.com/article/Clemson-Seeks-to-Diminish-the/131854/ The university is considering a required seminar in which second-year students would focus on critical-thinking skills.

]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 04:55:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131671/ http://chronicle.com/article/The-Imperfect-Art-of-Designing/131671/ Growing pressure to provide more virtual instruction is spurring efforts to design large courses that balance standardization of content with flexibility for instructors.

]]> Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131736/ http://chronicle.com/article/At-UNT-Dallas-Consultants/131736/ At the small public institution, "disruptive innovation" is the coming thing, courtesy of a high-powered management-consulting firm.

]]> Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131533/ http://chronicle.com/article/Black-Studies-Swaggering/131533/ A new generation of Ph.D.'s is advancing the field with a multidisciplinary approach.

]]> Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131207/ http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Community-College-Students/131207/ They can be used to teach all the skills that corporate America is clamoring for.

]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130706/ http://chronicle.com/article/Whats-Been-Lost-in-History/130706/ By focusing narrowly on educating more professors, the field has relinquished its influence on civic life.

]]> Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130615/ http://chronicle.com/article/Tools-for-Living/130615/ Increasingly, students see the value in not just a sophisticated understanding of the world's problems but also the practical know-how to find sustainable solutions.

]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130613/ http://chronicle.com/article/Teaching-News-Literacy-in-the/130613/ If the Facebook and Twitter era has made everyone a journalist, let's make everyone a better journalist.

]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130475/ http://chronicle.com/article/The-Liberal-Arts-as-Guideposts/130475/ The relevance of a liberal-arts education and the need to ensure its robust future are greater now than ever before.

]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130408/ http://chronicle.com/article/Its-Time-to-Shine-the/130408/ The traditional model doesn't provide a comprehensive understanding of energy, and retards progress in an increasingly globalized world.

]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130215/ http://chronicle.com/article/Literature-Scholars-to-Devote/130215/ At this year's Modern Language Association convention, the focus is emphatically on teaching and learning.

]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:55:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130096/ http://chronicle.com/article/Dispute-Over-Chiropractic/130096/ The accreditor for chiropractic programs has come under fire from a group charging that it "is no longer representative of the chiropractic profession."

]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:56:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130038/ http://chronicle.com/article/Cuts-in-State-Budgets-Threaten/130038/ The stagnant financial outlook has made state directors of community colleges pessimistic abouat the prospect of raising overall graduation rates, a survey found.

]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130013/ http://chronicle.com/article/Employers-Say-College/130013/ More than half of employers said in a survey that finding qualified applicants is difficult, and many reported it has gotten harder in the past few years.

]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:00:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129987/ http://chronicle.com/article/CUNY-Proposes-a-Leaner-Core/129987/ Students would need to take 42 core credits, 12 of which will be chosen by their individual campus. Some faculty think the plan is too flexible to ensure breadth.

]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:59:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129924/ http://chronicle.com/article/Questions-Remain-About-Oxford/129924/ The book thought to be censored is still available through a limited print run, the press said. Critics want assurance it will continue to be reprinted.

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:00:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129914/ http://chronicle.com/article/Graduation-Rates-Can-Be/129914/ Taking into account freshmen's social, economic, and psychological traits can help colleges determine how many are likely to finish in four years, a report says.

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129881/ http://chronicle.com/article/Undercover-Probe-Finds-Lax/129881/ Six of the 12 colleges that enrolled investigators from the Government Accountability Office tolerated plagiarism or awarded credit for shoddy work.

]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:34:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129852/ http://chronicle.com/article/Job-Training-in-Aerospace/129852/ Students who pass an intensive course at Edmonds Community College get an automatic interview with the Boeing Company, a deal that has proved beneficial.

]]> Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:00:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129851/ http://chronicle.com/article/Unions-Are-Unreliable-Allies/129851/ At times that professors were under political attack for their work and could have used some union support, it wasn't always there, speakers at a conference said.

]]> Sun, 20 Nov 2011 14:35:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129826/ http://chronicle.com/article/An-Innovative-Tech-Trio-Puts/129826/ They proceed through a rationally ordered curriculum, get credit when they've mastered specific skills, and are very likely to be hired when they're done.

]]> Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129651/ http://chronicle.com/article/An-Anthropology-Student-Whos/129651/ Lyndsey Fitzgerald, a former Navy linguist now studying at the University of Central Florida, has begun a petition to protest proposed cuts in liberal-arts programs.

]]> Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129655/ http://chronicle.com/article/Milwaukee-Strives-to-Educate-a/129655/ Colleges in the region have joined the effort to train students for jobs in freshwater research and technology.

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