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Coach Knows Best
Student coaching appears to pay off by boosting retention and graduation rates. Does outsourcing coaching make sense if a private company does it best?
Gag Orders on Sexuality
Female college athlete comes out as gay and no one bats an eye -- until it's learned her coach told her not to. The case of Brittney Griner at Baylor is indicative of the culture of women's sports.
Bucking the Trend
While other colleges have cut adjuncts' hours to avoid insurance mandates ahead of the Affordable Care Act taking effect, College of DuPage is offering some adjuncts coverage under a new "lecturer" designation.
Let’s Make a Deal
Barry University considers asking potential contractors if they’ll provide employment opportunities to students, reflecting increased pressure colleges face to help students get jobs.
Opinion
The College Sports Bubble
The American system of high-powered intercollegiate athletics is heading for a fall, Richard Vedder writes -- unless burgeoning scandals and problems compel changes.
Less Academically Adrift?
Challenging findings of landmark 2011 study, new data suggest that college students make significantly bigger gains in critical thinking. But differences in methodology may contribute to the differing conclusions.
Motivation Matters
ETS releases a new test to measure students' non-academic skills. Colleges want to use test for advising and finding remedial students with "grit."
Career Services Must Die
Colleges are not professionally developing students the way they should be, and the solution is to blow up the current system and follow a new blueprint, report argues.