Who Defines What Is Racist?
Students demand firing of Evergreen State professor. Police chief urges him to stay off campus for his safety. Supporters say he’s the one upholding principles of equity.
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Fine Print and Tough Questions for the Purdue-Kaplan Deal
University’s boundary-testing deal poses a test for its accreditor and could set new precedents about online education and the role of public universities.
Degree Plus?
Not every student walking away with a liberal arts degree from the University of Utah -- or any other institution, for that matter...
Second Thoughts About Higher Education Decisions
Most former college students say they would change either their major, college attended or credential pursued if they could do it all over again, survey finds.
‘Academic Terrorist’
Months after deleting controversial lists of “predatory” journals and publishers, the librarian behind them still faces anonymous harassment online.
A Course Too Hot to Handle?
Academics at UNC want to know what was wrong with plans for a class dealing with athletics scandals, including one at Chapel Hill.
Civil Rights Slow Walk?
Trump wants to cut staffing at OCR, already facing a backlog of Title IX and other complaints, by 7 percent.
‘Differentiated’ Accreditation
White paper explores changing the accreditation system to encourage continuous improvement and open the door to “alternative” education providers.
Out-of-Control Foundation
New report gives a blow-by-blow account of unbudgeted spending, unapproved action and endowment losses at University of Louisville's fund-raising arm.
Facebook, an online learning platform?
New Facebook features intended for developers could, if expanded, turn the social networking site into an online learning platform.
