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Professional Insecurity in a Fraught Environment

One way of countering a campus culture in which everyone is afraid to speak is to stop relying on student evaluations to assess nontenured faculty, argues Robert Samuels.

Crackdown on For-Profit Law Schools

In the wake of federal criticism of its accreditation standards, the American Bar Association sanctions another for-profit law school.

Political Turmoil, Public Misunderstanding: A Survey of Presidents

Higher education is widely misunderstood by the public, struggling to enroll sufficient numbers of students from low-income backgrounds and likely...

The Changing Audience for Credentials: 3 Key Questions

Credential innovation is so important because colleges provide much of what employers are looking for, but they don’t assess, document and communicate those outcomes, argues Matthew Pittinsky.

Large-Scale Assessment Without Standardized Tests

First data, based on analysis of work at 92 colleges, finds much success in writing, some success in critical thinking and more limited success in quantitative skills.

The Stagnant Wage Premium

The wage gap between college degree holders and workers without a degree has not grown in recent years, and a new study says the culprit is information technology's displacement of "routine" jobs.

Choice Deserts

New study dumps cold water on the value of wage data to prospective students who are place bound and headed to less-selective colleges.

Completion and the Value of College

The college completion agenda reaches an inflection point as the Obama administration ends and the nation increasingly focuses on jobs and college value. Experts assess shifts in the completion push and what comes next.