Graduation Rates and Bright Lines
Accrediting agencies have taken flak in recent years for their oversight of poorly performing colleges, including those with low graduation rates.
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From Testing Powerhouse to ‘Learning Company’
Buying a stake in Smart Sparrow, an emergent player in creating adaptive curricular content, ACT expands its footprint -- in a way fully consistent with its mission, its leaders say.
Checking on vendors
Universities are turning to secret shoppers, not to spy on competitors, but to keep tabs on third-party vendors that run key functions like admissions.
Dropping the D
Transfer rates at North Carolina's Stanly Community College increased after the college made the simple grading change of no longer awarding D's.
$1.5 million to get Into an Ivy
Lawsuit reveals just how much a college consulting service will charge for its services
The Complications of Free Speech
Stanford, while previously adamant in promoting campus free expression, has struggled after posters on immigration were posted in a dormitory, challenging the consistency of the university’s policies.
Sharing courses? Google it
Three liberal arts colleges in Michigan team with the company to share courses via interactive whiteboards and videoconferencing. The results could be transformative, participants say.
How Russian Bots Spread Fear at University in the U.S.
Journal article reveals that anger and confusion at University of Missouri in 2015 were due in part to fabricated reports that were part of a disinformation campaign from Russia.
‘Here We Are Again’
Scholarly society for engineers and technologists is on blast once again for allegedly minimizing the work of female historians who write about bias against women in technology.
Grinnell’s Gun Connection
Donation from NRA president helped prompt college to change gift policy, raising questions: If you take someone's money, are you endorsing them? What if he boasts of getting professors "giddy" about shooting guns?
