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Merger Causes and Consequences
Susan Resneck Pierce considers the questions college leaders need to ask.
Sharing Intel on Completion
A new group of 11 public research universities says it can set aside competition and prestige-chasing to work together to graduate more low-income students.
Who Gets to Decide?
As the newly independent University of Oregon searches for a new president, faculty and staff unions say it's being too secretive.
New Presidents or Provosts: Austin CC, Birmingham-Southern College, National U., NHTI-Concord CC, SUNY-Buffalo State, U. of Hawaii, William Penn U., Woodland CC
Debra Bean, associate provost at National University, in California, has been promoted to provost there. Michelle Behr, acting dean of...
Umbrella Group Backs Unbundling
ACE continues online experimentation with proposed pool of general education courses from colleges and providers like StraighterLine.
Tugged in Two Directions
Competency-based education is hot, which keeps accreditors busy trying to ensure quality control without stifling innovation.
Job Skills Expectations Unmet
In a recent survey, college presidents report their interest in giving students an education that leads to a job, but many admit their institutions are not yet very effective at doing so.
Profit and Social Responsibility
New effort aims to create voluntary standards and a seal of approval aimed at for-profit colleges, this time by an outside group that works with a wide swath of the corporate world.