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Next Round of Accreditation Agitation
As federal advisory panel prepares to review new crop of quality assurance agencies, a few signs suggest it may back down -- while others portend that U.S. pressure will intensify.
How, Then, Shall We Learn?
Holy Cross expands first-year living-learning program built around small seminars to the entire freshman class.
The Pendulum Swings on Accreditation
Regional agencies and college groups spar over Higher Education Act provision on learning outcomes. Does the rift open the door to increased federal role?
When and Why Professors Retire
Provosts at state university meeting consider why some faculty members leave when others don't, and the role of incentives.
Accountability System Launched
State universities unveil template and announce first participants in effort to inform and assure public and policy makers; University of California opts out.
A Small Step Toward Transparency
A quarter of invited colleges -- including a few with below average results -- let USA Today publish their "student engagement" results in a national database. Where were the others?
Defining Academic Freedom for 2007
AFT statement aims to reflect – and to promote strategies for fighting – challenges of faculty life today, especially off the tenure track.
Accountability and the Applicant
On anniversary of Spellings Commission report, efforts to provide more information to prospective students proliferate.