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The Grade Inflation–College Completion Connection
New research argues that increases in GPAs are responsible for the rise in college completion rates since the 1990s.
A New Push to Create a 3-Year Degree Option
Higher education thought leaders and colleges are working together to create a three-year bachelor’s degree program that will offer all the value of a four-year degree—for less cost.
Study Warns of ‘Educational Gag Orders’
A new report from PEN America, “Educational Gag Orders: Legislative Restrictions on the Freedom to Read, Learn, and Teach,” says that in the first nine months of 2021, 24 state legislatures introduced 54 bills that would restrict the teaching and training of subjects including race in K-12 schools, higher education or state agencies and institutions.
Academic Minute: Can We Become an Equal Opportunity Society?
Today on the Academic Minute: Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, asks whether we...
New Institution Will Strive for ‘Fearless Pursuit of Truth’
A new institution was announced Monday: the University of Austin. "We can't wait for universities to fix themselves. So we're...
House Members Urge Inclusion of For-Profits in Pell Increase
A group of 13 Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to leaders in the House of Representatives last Friday...
Ex-Professor Admits He Made Meth in College Lab
Bradley Rowland, a former professor of chemistry at Henderson State University, in Arkansas, pleaded guilty to manufacturing methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia...
Saint Michael’s President Blames Outbreak on Halloween Parties
Saint Michael’s College in Vermont held Friday’s classes online due to an outbreak of COVID-19. Saint Michael’s, which has about...