Filter & Sort
Debates Differ on Completion Incentives
A growing number of states are experimenting with different ways to encourage students to take more credits.
Counting Credentials
The Credential Registry is several months into its mission to document all U.S. credentials, but the finish line is further than ever.
A New 2-Year College in Chicago
A Chicago-based nonprofit is opening a private two-year institution aimed at Latino immigrants.
The Evolving English Major
Report documents decline in numbers of majors but growth in new tracks. Of the specializations within major, writing is doing relatively well, and literature not so much.
Opinion
Connecting Across the Community College and Ivy League Divide
More can be done at both the student and leadership level to encourage greater understanding, collaboration and integration across different sectors of the same higher education system, write Ross Gittell and Julie Johnson.
Questions Over Diversity on L.A. Community College Board
Some faculty members at Los Angeles community colleges question the lack of black leaders on the district's board and among their presidents.
Transfers Up at University of California Campuses
System notoriously hard to get into sees notable increase in those coming from state's community colleges -- and also gains in minority enrollments through that route.
Access Woes Persist for Students of Lesser Means
Minority students, and those who come from lower socioeconomic status, struggle to enroll in college and graduate, federal data show.