Past Coverage

• U.S. Distance Learning and the Open University - September 10, 1999
• Lessons From the Open University: Low-Tech Learning Often Works Best - September 7, 2001
• Distance-Learning Group Blends Offerings of 2- and 4-Year Colleges - October 8, 1999
• Getting a Degree Without Going to Class: Distance Learning and Competency Exams - May 28, 1999
• The Community-College Job Search - April 19, 2002

Featured Commentary

• The Berkeley Protest: Fresh Anger in the Footsteps

  The students protesting the big tuition increase at the University of California impress Murray Sperber, who was in their shoes 45 years ago.

• Teaching Matters: Creating Lives in the Classroom

  Online avatars bring German history to life for students at Stanford. Edith Sheffer explains.

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  A Fine Legal Mess: When Student Groups Collide With Anti-Bias Policy

  Can a college compel a student group to abide by antidiscrimination rules that violate its religious views? The U.S. Supreme Court isn't saying, writes Robert M. O'Neil.

Campus Viewpoint

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From humble beginnings in 1876 as Texas' first public institution of higher learning, to a bustling 5,000-acre campus with 46,000-plus students and a nationally recognized faculty, Texas A&M University is one of a select few universities...