The ‘Human Cost’ of Stranded Credits
A new report explores the lived experiences of students sidelined by college credits withheld because of unpaid debts owed to the institutions they attend. Read more
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A new report explores the lived experiences of students sidelined by college credits withheld because of unpaid debts owed to the institutions they attend. Read more
Ohio State University’s education program is taking a “grow-your-own” approach to faculty diversity, training postdocs to become tenure-track professors -- in the college. Read more
More professors quit over face-to-face teaching mandates. Read more
New report finds most first-year students struggled to learn when the pandemic moved classes online -- in part because of limited access to technology and resources. Read more
Community colleges are employing various strategies to attract students this fall and recover from enrollment losses related to the pandemic. Read more
The ruling faults the university’s analysis of the environmental impacts of increased enrollment as flawed and orders it not to further increase enrollment above 2020-21 levels. Read more
They thought they were doing the right thing by staying put for their first year of graduate school. Now they’re facing unexpected out-of-state fees from the City University of New York. Read more
Women far outnumber men in American higher education. Recent data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center showed that more than 10 million women enrolled at a college or university last spring, compared with 6.8 million men. Read more
Stringent tuition refund policies at colleges and universities have led to students and their families purchasing tuition insurance, in case COVID-19 forces them to withdraw from the academic term. Read more
The pay gap between men and women in academic science is bigger than it is in industry, according to a new analysis of federal survey data. What might it take to close that gap? Read more