Filter & Sort
Taking the Direct Path
Competency-based education is gaining steam, but questions remain about which forms the U.S. Department of Education will back.
Competency vs. Open-Ended Inquiry
Competency-based education and more "personalized" degree programs offer false promise, writes Amy E. Slaton, and could actually worsen inequality in higher education.
Higher Ed Friend or Foe?
As colleges struggle to keep up with the new economy and employer demands, private companies are emerging to better position graduates for the work place, creating some tensions in academe.
When 'Full Funding' Isn't Full
Push by grad students at UT Austin shows how difficult it can be to define what doctoral support is needed -- and how to get it.
Going All In on Proficiencies
The University of Maine at Presque Isle is moving away from grades to competency-style education for all of its academic programs, with an announcement that both drew praise and raised questions.
Health Care Home Stretch
With young adults still under-represented under Obamacare, advocates and opponents make a final push to reach students before 2014 open enrollment closes.
A Rape Response Gone Wrong
After a student is sexually assaulted during a semester in Costa Rica, the faculty members who assisted her lose their jobs, the study abroad provider shuts its doors, and the student says the wrong people have been punished. What happened?
Classrooms, Courts or Neither?
Students, administrators and lawyers argue over whether and how colleges should adjudicate campus assault cases at U. of Virginia conference on sexual misconduct.