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A New Online Associate Degree
Funded by Gates Foundation, MyCollege Foundation and Mount St. Mary's College launch Portmont College, a new blended model for earning an associate degree.
Opinion
The Liberal Arts, Economic Value, and Leisure
Stop trying to make an economic case for the liberal arts, writes Johann Neem. Their value to society and citizens is too important for that.
Defining Desegregation
In lawsuit drawing to a close after six years, supporters of Maryland's historically black colleges raise anew question of state obligations to students and to institutions.
Startup University's Phantom Faculty
Newly launched Cambridge Graduate University has an impressive list of faculty members. Too bad many of them have never heard of it.
Shifting Gears
The study of bicycles -- which once existed only in the context of transportation planning and engineering -- is emerging in classes in many disciplines devoted to the two-wheeled vehicles.
Majoring in Outcomes
Study highlights wage data for new graduates of Virginia colleges, with sortable earnings numbers by major. And similar databases are on the way in other states.
Opinion
The New Liberal Arts
It's time for traditional disciplines to replace term papers with skills that will help graduates throughout their careers, writes Michael Staton.
Disappearing Liberal Arts Colleges
Study finds a significant decline over the last 20 years in number of institutions whose missions align with the sector.