Many people are observing that higher education is in serious trouble, and as a student, you are one of the primary stakeholders. Online education solves some problems, creates others, and provides some interesting complications to the ongoing debate about how to shape our higher education policies and experiences. William Bennett, former U.S. Secretary of Education, …

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“Higher education as we know it is about to come to an end.” This is the opening sentence of a recent opinion piece that was published in many newspapers around the country. We all love a good tragedy, don’t we? But college presidents Barry Glassner and Morton Schapiro may surprise you. Their article originally appeared …

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