Adult & Post-Traditional

Gender-based discrimination in the academic workplace isn’t always overt, but the “shrapnel” of small indignities stays with you. That’s the premise of a new book on this kind of bias, and how to alleviate it.

Technology think tank says standardized testing by outside groups and alternative forms of credentialing could create helpful competitive pressure on higher education and the traditional college degree.

You can learn a lot teaching Hemingway to both traditional students and campus security guards from around the world, writes Miguel Syjuco.

Oregon's free community college program begins this fall, but several two-year-college leaders in the state say the grant program is underfunded and too exclusive.

A prominent book championing the pathways approach to student completion at community colleges understates the deep resistance and possible unintended consequences such a restructuring could trigger, writes Mike Rose.

Hard data on which students are failing to use learning management software can help colleges intervene to boost retention rates.

Louisiana and other states are closer to reaching college completion goals as their emphasis shifts to more certificates in addition to degrees.