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Layoffs Mark End of Controversial U. of Illinois Online Effort
The University of Illinois is eliminating the jobs of most staff members of its Global Campus, an ambitious and controversial...
Amid Dispute, Higher Ed Chief Quits in Colorado
David E. Skaggs, executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education, resigned Friday, after less than three years in...
Berkeley Police Officers Played Key Role in Ending Kidnap Saga
The rescue of Jaycee Lee Dugard, kidnapped at age 11 in 1991 and freed only last week, has captured widespread...
Community College Will Let Donors Restore Courses
City College of San Francisco is going ahead with its idea of letting donors pay $6,000 to restore one of...
Anticipating Impact of New GI Bill
Report suggests veterans, who have flocked to community colleges, part-time, might seek more expensive four-year universities and enroll full-time because of new benefits.
Academic Counseling Matters
Experiment in Ohio suggests impact of student services many community colleges haven't been able to afford.
Textbooks for the Disabled
Publishers open an online system designed to replace the tedious, costly and lawsuit-ridden process of supplying disabled students with course materials.
A College's Surprising Reprieve
Lawsuits often paint a dire (and sometimes exaggerated) assessment of what will happen if the party doing the suing does...