If you build it, they may not come
Initiative to encourage liberal arts colleges to create online courses gets positive reviews from faculty members, but students may not be convinced.
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What role for Higher Ed in an AI world?
Contrary to popular belief, most Americans feel optimistic about the impending artificial intelligence revolution, even though they think it will take more jobs than it will create.
Surge in Campus Propaganda From White Supremacists
In fall 2017, 147 incidents were recorded, compared to 41 in fall 2016.
The Death of College Free-Speech Zones
State legislatures are banning spaces colleges have carved out for free expression and protest that many consider restrictive.
The ‘Huh?’button
Perry Samson, a professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, has been teaching at the University of Michigan for 38 years.
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.
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
