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Online Expansion Held Back
Yale U.'s hybrid physician assistant program hits an accreditation snag -- a win for critics who have wanted the program to be evaluated as a stand-alone offering.
Public Colleges' Revenue Shift
After the recession, tuition dollars make up a greater share of public higher education revenues than ever before, and make up a majority in half the states.
Evolved Out of a Job?
Theologian who wrote of ability of Christians to embrace evolution loses his tenured position at Northwest Nazarene U. -- and his supporters aren't accepting the university's explanations.
The Many Meanings of Free
As community colleges and some states consider ways to take care of community college tuition, some focus on the best students, some on the lowest income, and some cast a wide net.
Plausible Promises?
"Promise program" scholarships are appealing to cities and counties looking to boost their local educational achievement. But it's too early to say for sure that the programs work.
Relief for Community Colleges
The Obama administration is eyeing a plan that would make it easier for community colleges to appeal high loan default rates because relatively few of their students take out loans.
Private Loan Takedown
For-profit colleges are feeling more scrutiny and pressure from states and attorneys general over their financial practices.
Opinion
The Endangered Liberal Arts College
Educators need to stop mourning Sweet Briar and focus on the factors that have made liberal arts colleges so successful in teaching, writes Jason Jones.