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Why I Enrolled in Developmental Math
Ashley Flood writes of enrolling in a developmental math course and convening a study group to help students who had failed before find success.
Deficiency Mind-Set Bedevils Developmental Math
Colleges should design pathways to meet students’ different preparation levels and goals rather than foist algebra on everyone in the name of numeracy, Ben Weng writes.
A Campaign Fosters Faster Route to Degrees
A scholar at Camden County College used her dissertation as an opportunity to get more students to take more credits and graduate faster. The approach, a “15 to Finish” campaign, has fans and critics.
Falwell in Exile
Jerry Falwell Jr. built Liberty University up before resigning as president amid a sex scandal. Now he’s banned from campus and locked in conflict with the institution his father founded.
Can High Schoolers Save the Community College?
Even as total community college enrollment has fallen, the number of dual-enrolled high school students has grown. Is it enough to sustain the long-suffering two-year institution?
A Step Toward Outcomes-Based Funding for Texas 2-Year Colleges
New model would focus more on rewarding community colleges for transfer and completion than on student credit hours.
Big Step Toward Test Optional in Law School Admissions
American Bar Association panel votes to lift test requirement, but group’s governing body must still approve the change. Sixty deans opposed the move.
Suspect Identified in Bomb Threats Against HBCUs
FBI officials identified a teenager who they say is responsible for the majority of bomb threats to HBCUs this year. Some HBCU leaders say the results of the investigation are long overdue.