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Accreditors Are Sleeping on the Job
The accrediting agencies’ collective failure to hold low-performing colleges accountable against objective standards harms students and taxpayers, Jay Urwitz writes.
Howard Receives $90 Million Military Research Contract
Howard University received a $90 million, five-year contract from the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Air Force to establish...
Bethune-Cookman Students Protest Campus Conditions
Hundreds of students at Bethune-Cookman University gathered on campus Monday afternoon to protest what they said were unlivable conditions in...
Opinion
Friend or Foe?
To determine what materials to allow students to bring to exams, Nancy S. Schorschinsky conducted her own experiments and discovered some insightful results.
U of Minnesota President Quits Controversial Board Seat
University of Minnesota president Joan Gabel on Monday resigned her position on the Securian Financial Board of Directors, citing weeks...
Creative Hustle
Sometimes simple changes can have big results. In today’s Academic Minute, Stanford University’s Sam Seidel discusses the benefits of creative...
Faculty Expresses Fears of Firing
West Virginia University proposed changes to its evaluation, promotion, tenure and termination policies. Hundreds of faculty members have now registered their opposition.
Fake College Prompts Scrutiny
The North Carolina attorney general is investigating a website made to look like it belongs to King’s College, an institution in Charlotte that closed its doors in 2018.