Class Unites Alumnae, Students Via Internet

A class at Bryn Mawr College titled "Critical Feminist Theory" has harnessed the Web to allow alumnae to join current students and take part in a course as it's happening.

Taking Teachers Seriously

As policy makers and scholars assess the challenges to teacher education programs, they almost always address those at large research universities. But a new book co-edited by Vassar College education department chair Christopher Bjork argues that educators should glean valuable insights from the liberal arts model, which - unlike large institutions - is not driven by a desire to help teachers meet student-testing mandates.

Students Working with Stem Cells

"Stem Cells and Cloning," a new biology class at Swarthmore College, lets students conduct research using embryonic stem cells from mice. It is believed to be the first and only course of its kind in the country.