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Half-Learned Lessons
Ten years after the National Center for Academic Transformation began course redesigns, early adopters applaud learning outcomes but remain ambivalent about the cost reduction.
Fallout From a Study Abroad Controversy
An Evergreen State College professor has been placed on leave after an audit revealed that he could not account for...
Oxford Releases Interview Questions
In an attempt to show that there are no "trick questions," the University of Oxford has for the first time...
Served, Yes, But Well-Served?
Nearly a quarter of all Pell Grant funds now go to students at for-profit colleges. What does that mean for the students, and for higher education?
U.S. Decline or a Flawed Measure?
New version of British rankings of universities worldwide suggests that American dominance is eroding, but is the methodology meaningful? Is Berkeley really No. 39?
Will Work for Beer
Economists find evidence that college students choose to take jobs not to pay tuition but to cover other expenses and, unless they work a lot, those jobs don't do much to harm their academic performance.
German Author Wins Nobel in Literature
The 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded this morning to Herta Müller, a German writer of novels, short stories...
Crowding Out For-Profit Colleges
Study finds taxpayer-supported bond initiatives shift students from area proprietary institutions to community colleges, boosting enrollment at these already crowded public institutions.
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