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An Accreditor Goes Deeper on Data
Western accrediting agency’s new database, tapping into wide swath of federal information, better enables public scrutiny of the performance of the colleges it monitors.
Punished for Staying Home
They thought they were doing the right thing by staying put for their first year of graduate school. Now they’re facing unexpected out-of-state fees from the City University of New York.
Opinion
It’s Time for Engineering to Be Equity-Centered
Diversity, equity and inclusion should be a required part of engineering schools’ curricula, argues Alec D. Gallimore.
Opinion
True Crime and Punishment
Scott McLemee reviews Mikita Brottman’s Couple Found Slain: After a Family Murder.
Paying for Their Own Safety
Want students to mask up in class? The University of Texas at Austin has an idea: offer students nonacademic incentives of up to $50 to do so. The caveat? The university isn’t paying for any of it.
Tenure Awarded… at Chattanooga State CC, Harford CC, Hendrix, McDaniel
Chattanooga State Community College Ian Beck, math and sciences Terrie Breetzke, math and sciences Jonathan Brigner, nursing and allied health...
First-Year Students Struggled With Online Learning Last Year
New report finds most first-year students struggled to learn when the pandemic moved classes online -- in part because of limited access to technology and resources.
Opinion
Upholding Rigor at Pandemic U
When it comes to assessing student performance, the fact is that some students may fail -- yes, even in a pandemic -- yet that doesn’t make the instructor a bad educator, writes Deborah J. Cohan.