Hillary Clinton’s Focus on Students Who Are Single Parents
As a model for a federal initiative, she points to a program she helped start in Arkansas.
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Educators behaving badly
Chancellor's smartphone action during recent graduation ceremony sparks conversation about academics' etiquette and netiquette (and lack thereof).
The Great Shadow Grade Debate
Faculty members at various institutions debate the pros and cons of shielding freshmen from themselves (or least their performance) in the form of "covered" or "shadow" grades on transcripts.
International Agent Use Expanding
Surveys show an increasing number of U.S. institutions are working with commissioned agents to recruit international students.
Final Push for State Authorization Rule
Education Department will push to finalize rule on state approval of online programs before the end of the year.
Focus on certificates boosts completion goals
Louisiana and other states are closer to reaching college completion goals as their emphasis shifts to more certificates in addition to degrees.
Where Libraries Go From Here
New book explores how academic libraries can shape their services to better serve higher education -- and what librarians should do to make it happen.
Cuts Questioned at U of Chicago
Faculty members and students worry they're paying the price for construction projects amid a focus on cutting administrative costs.
‘Universities in a Dangerous World’
During the time attendees have been gathered for the biennial Scholars at Risk congress, news broke that a professor from Montreal’s Concordia University has been imprisoned in Iran.
Accreditor, and Accreditation, on Trial
When a federal panel weighs whether to keep recognizing an overseer of for-profit colleges this month, the feds and the accreditor alike will be judged on the outcome.
