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Betting on Pennsylvania Students
Pennsylvania’s governor is proposing a scholarship program for in-state college students for a third time. The stakes haven’t changed, but neither has the opposition from the horse-racing industry, whose revenues would partly fund the program.
NASA Launches Plans to Support Minority-Serving Institutions
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration recently launched an equity action plan with steps to offer more resources and opportunities...
Opinion
Incomplete Analysis of Corequisite Model of Remediation
Examining only pass rates of students who enroll in college-level course ignores students who fail at any point during long sequences of remediation.
Opinion
Advantages of Corequisite Remediation
Studies show that students perform better in it than in traditional remediation.
Marymount California University Will Close
Decision comes two days after a proposed merger with Saint Leo University was called off.
New Leader for Public University Group
The selection of Mark Becker of Georgia State, best known for its focus on student success, reinforces the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ increased emphasis on improving student outcomes.
Opinion
Remediation Is Not the Enemy
John Schlueter writes that emphases on corequisite reform risk depriving vulnerable students of the learning opportunities that developmental education can provide.
New Programs: Mental Health Counseling, Medical Sciences, Student Affairs, Nursing
Belmont University is starting a Ph.D. in mental health counseling. Marymount University, in Virginia, is starting an M.S. in medical...