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Ranking and Networking
LinkedIn gets into college rankings with an employment outcomes tool based on big samples and plenty of specifics about real people.
Opinion
My Freshman Year
Janet Napolitano reflects on lessons of first year leading the University of California.
New Presidents or Provosts: Dutchess CC, Florida Polytechnic U., Hill College, Northern Arizona U., Northern Virginia CC-Medical Education Campus, Riverside CC District, U. of Maine, West Virginia U.
Randy K. Avent, associate vice chancellor of research development at North Carolina State University, has been appointed as president of...
Opinion
Say No to ‘Checklist’ Accountability
Proposals to judge colleges with federal scorecards and rating systems would replace accreditors' thorough reviews of quality with a simplistic checklist that will only address symptoms and encourage gaming, argue Belle Wheelan and Mark Elgart.
New Presidents or Provosts: Chamberlain College of Nursing-St. Louis, Cogswell College, Eastern Washington U., Marylhurst U., Monmouth College (Ill.), Northwest Missouri State U., Shelton State CC, U. of Denver
Rebecca Chopp, president of Swarthmore College, in Pennsylvania, has been selected as chancellor of the University of Denver, in Colorado...
Florida State's Politician President
Trustees, despite faculty and student opposition, pick political insider without experience in higher education.
New Presidents or Provosts: Finger Lakes CC, Georgia Highlands College, Ivy Tech CC-Terre Haute, Mesabi Range College, Missouri Southern State U., Mount Saint Mary College, U. of Wisconsin-Green Bay, WGU Texas
Lea Anne Crooks, executive director of human resources and executive director of corporate college at Ivy Tech Community College, has...
Wage Data Done Right
New data on the labor-market returns of short-term certificates show both the value and pitfalls of using earnings data as a yardstick in higher education.