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Measuring Substance
Three public college associations release draft discussion guide for how to measure student success after college.
Outsourced Trial Period
Western Governors University steers rejected applicants to StraighterLine, an online course provider that acts as a low-risk way for students to prepare to earn a degree.
Opinion
Sharing Her Story
Helen Drinan explains how and why, as a college president, she shared detailed reports with her campus about her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
New Presidents or Provosts: Antioch U.-Seattle, DeVry U.-Philadelphia, Illinois Institute of Technology, Ivy Tech CC-Kokomo Region, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, Lehigh U., United Tribes Technical College, U. of Florida, U. of Montana-Western
Jeffrey J. Anderson, associate dean for leadership development at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, in Illinois, has...
'Locus of Authority'
New book from William Bowen and Eugene Tobin argues for more effective, nimble and collaborative approach to institutional decision-making, saying new models of shared governance are needed. Some of the authors' suggestions are sure to be controversial.
Opinion
The Biggest Man on Campus
The University of Michigan’s forced hand in negotiating with its new football coach is the latest evidence that presidents are not in charge of big-time college sports, Bob Malekoff writes.
A Degree in Question
Audit of a Tennessee community college raises questions about a Pennsylvania private college's decision to retroactively award a degree.
Accreditors' Sanctions and Quality
A Congressional watchdog asserts that accrediting agencies have not been more likely to sanction colleges with poor student outcomes than they are higher-performing institutions -- though report's own data are mixed on that question.