A report of racial slurs at the University of Missouri at Columbia has renewed tensions over race relations there. Some people are suggesting that white students, faculty, and staff have yet to do their part.
MOOCs may have been overhyped, but their impact is far from over, says Simon Nelson, of the online-learning provider FutureLearn. And traditional colleges have a huge opportunity if they’re just willing to think a little differently.
The history of the word debate has many twists and turns. Here, courtesy of the Oxford English Dictionary and Bill Germano, are some that might not be on your radar.
We can’t control when or if it happens, but we can help it along.
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