Nearly a third of all college students still don’t have a degree six years later
America’s higher education problem is not a college enrollment problem.
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U.S. immigration police broke Facebook rules with fake profiles for college sting
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) violated Facebook policy by creating fake social media profiles tied to the University of Farmington, a sham university it created to identify people committing immigration fraud.
Standardized test companies scramble to fix weaknesses
The testing expert, Mark Riddell, traveled across the country to take ACT and SAT exams for the children of the rich and famous, federal prosecutors said.
Rolling up the sleeves for apprenticeships
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is moving forward with its game plan to create 16,000 new apprenticeships over three years in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
At these high schools, enrolling in college isn’t just encouraged, it’s required
When Montel Floyd graduates in May from Merritt Community College, he’ll be the first person in his family with a college degree.
The silencing of academic voices in turbulent times
Academic freedom, which has existed since the early 1900s, is important to our democracy.
Online learning has a chief administrator — signaling a trend in distance education
A recent surge of higher ed chief administrator positions that involve spearheading web initiatives reveals that online learning is now mainstream.
Students, graduates may be next targets of college-admissions scandal investigation
Federal prosecutors have sent letters to some college students or graduates whose parents have been implicated in the nationwide admissions bribery and fraud scandal, informing them that they may also be targets in the probe, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Japan university stops hiring smoking professors
A Japanese university has stopped hiring professors and teachers who light up, officials said Tuesday, as the nation steps up an anti-smoking campaign ahead of the 2020 Olympics.
UB Tech® announces new esports track for 2019 conference
Get details on how to start and finance an esports program and understand the athletes who play in this competitive landscape at a UB Tech® 2019 conference track devoted to intercollegiate esports.
