Revenge of the arts: Why a liberal arts education pays off
New uOttawa research challenges the age-old rhetoric around “soft skill” degrees
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The hosts with the most: Insider tips from campus tour guides
Who knows universities better than campus tour guides? Some suggestions from the trenches: Leave mom at home, check out the town, and follow your heart
When students live in luxury
From 2015: Forget everything you know about spartan student housing—condos offer a new kind of university lifestyle. But is it worth it?
How to build a world-wide classroom
Freshly minted 3M Teaching Fellow Sara Harris is using a MOOC to align climate policy with science
Meet this year’s 3M Teaching Fellows
Check out the 10 teachers who were named to the top of their class
Breaking the silence on sexual assault: Frat brothers speak out
Waterloo’s Theta Psi fraternity brothers seek to bust the myth that frats are bastions of debauchery and misogyny
Multiple choice, multiple students: The merits of the two-stage test
Multiple-choice exams done individually, then by teams, are taking the prof out of the equation
New frontiers in high-tech cheating
With shrinking wireless devices, online classes and the emergence of wearable technology, it’s easier than ever to cheat
Students aren’t the only cyberbullying victims
Cyberbullying is well documented, but research is just beginning on students who abuse teachers online
How to fight women-only gym times and French-language discounts
Why universities are the best place to learn about what’s fair. And what isn’t.