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GAO Takes Moderate Stance on Online Program Providers

Eagerly awaited U.S. review of companies that manage colleges’ online academic programs urges more Education Department scrutiny but doesn’t appear to significantly threaten revenue-sharing deals.

Accommodating Mental Health

The national mental health crisis plaguing colleges is stretching disability support offices, where more students are registering psychological disorders to receive classroom accommodations.

Creating a Friendlier Syllabus

Course syllabi set the tone for the whole semester. With the help of a new tool kit, some instructors are overhauling theirs to make them more welcoming, inclusive and focused on student success.
Opinion

Improving Outcomes Data for Online Programs

It’s often impossible to tell how graduates of online programs fare, Robert Kelchen writes.
Opinion

Expensive Gas Prices? Try Virtual Learning

Rushing back to normal, we may be harming students.

Assessing Pandemic Learning

A new survey finds that labs, group work and class discussions were among the worst learning experiences of the pandemic. How will that change things for students going forward?

As Ukrainians Flee, This ‘University Moves With Them’

An online university is offering 1,000 scholarships and opening its virtual doors to Ukrainian students whose studies have been disrupted by the war.
Opinion

Missed Opportunities in Online Learning

STEM students’ struggles with online learning during the pandemic should give institutions pause in expanding online offerings, a team of researchers writes.