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Learning in contemporary higher education is rooted deeply in calendars and time rather than mastery of the topic of the learning. With an inflexible semester or…

On a recent vacation in the southwest portion of Ireland, as I was slogging away, trying to get the bicycle I was peddling up a reasonably daunting hill,…

Imagine knowing that the stock market will likely crash in three years, that extreme weather will destroy your home in eight or that you will have…

One night, I heard a dripping tap. I asked my husband to check all the taps – upstairs bathroom, downstairs toilet, the kitchen. He assured me…

My father, Sam Ayer, who has died aged 81, dedicated his life to the care and support of vulnerable children and adults. His research made a…

Instead of generating answers, Study Mode asks students questions about what they know. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | SDI Productions/E+/Getty Images When classes…

GoogleOfsted inspectors raised numerous concerns after a visit to St Giles Academy, Lincoln, in AprilAn academy trust could lose its contract to run a Lincoln primary…

This story was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center. This story was made possible through the assistance of the U.S. National Science Foundation Office…

Research shows that adults often enter college with a goal in mind, such as a career pivot, additional education in their current industry or completion of…

The Green party leadership election – by far the highest-profile in the party’s history – has largely been seen through the traditional lens of left and…