'Hybrid' Teaching Seeks to End the Divide Between Traditional and Online Instruction

By JEFFREY R. YOUNG

By blending approaches, colleges hope to save money and meet students' needs

Walter Cummins, an English professor sporting a gray beard and a tweed jacket,

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