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Report: Student Completion Rates Rise With Annual Credits Earned
New analysis from Ad Astra finds a correlation between the number of credits a student completes in a year and their likelihood of retaining and completing a degree.
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The Black History Higher Ed Needs Now
In higher ed today, the wisdom of marrying the labor and racial justice movements is once again apparent, Karin Alejandra Rosemblatt writes.
Duke Stops Assigning Point Values to Essays, Test Scores
Duke University is no longer assigning numerical ratings to applicants’ standardized test scores and essays, a university spokesperson confirmed in...
Does Higher Ed Lead to a Living Wage? It Depends.
A new analysis found that more than 1,000 colleges failed to meet a “generous” threshold for postgraduate earnings, raising concern about the return on investment for some students.
VMI Alumni Punished for Harvesting Email Addresses
The Virginia Military Institute has penalized several alumni for harvesting the contact information of 6,000 VMI graduates, which they used...
Wheeling University Suspends President Immediately
Wheeling University suspended its president Tuesday evening, with pay and effective immediately, according to local news reports. The Wheeling News-Register...
Another Bountiful Year of Big (and Small) Donations
Despite declining public support in some quarters and growing questions about the value and mission of higher ed, generous benefactors gave colleges $58 billion last fiscal year, according to a new survey.
Former UCSF Administrator Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Tuition
A former administrator at the University of California, San Francisco, was sentenced to 20 months in prison and ordered to...