Former Kaplan Chief's Firm Buys Online-Course Company
The investment firm run by Jonathan Grayer has bought Learning House, which works with nonprofit colleges to develop online degree programs.
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Scholars in Bondage
Academics writing about kink lick the boots of their cultural-studies idols and shackle themselves in jargon.
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Rejection and Its Discontents
A look at the reasons your grant proposal was rejected and what you can do about it.
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The Long Odds of the Tenure-Track Job Search
The Chronicle looks at the applications submitted for two positions in the humanities, where the competition is stiff and candidates are often in the dark.
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Forthcoming Film Is Defense of For-Profit Colleges, Critics Say
The documentary will criticize policy makers, politicians, unions, and others who "protect the flawed status quo."
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Ashford U. Appoints Accreditation Insider as New President
Richard L. Pattenaude is chancellor emeritus of the University of Maine system and chairman of a regional accrediting agency.
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Reflections on the First Year of a New-Model University
A large part of the challenge for Western Governors University-Texas has been explaining what it is—and what it isn't.
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Between Gigs, Megadeth Rocker Studies Online for the Ministry
In the virtual classroom, David Ellefson doesn't find himself surrounded by fans wearing heavy-metal T-shirts.
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Goddard College's Unconventional Path to Survival
Students and faculty say the college's "low residency" program for adults offers the most relevant education for these times.

