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Report: Grade Inflation Highlighted in Developmental Course Placement
A new study from ACT finds students who completed high school during the COVID-19 pandemic were placed in developmental courses more often, despite holding similar GPAs to their peers who entered college before 2019.
Higher Ed and ‘Charleston: Race, Water, and the Coming Storm’
Climate change and the eight most interesting colleges and universities in the U.S.
Positive Partnership: Streamlining and Speeding Up Transfer Completion
A partnership between George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College promotes timely degree completion among two-year college students through a seamless transfer process with guaranteed admission.
Legislation Guarantees Mental Health Withdrawal in Maryland
University leave-of-absence policies have been under scrutiny for how they handle mental health emergencies. Maryland lawmakers hope a new bill will help.
Is Enrollment Management Really Ruining Higher Ed?
Robert Massa and Bill Conley argue that a new book overstates the negative influence of the enrollment management industry.
Lawmakers Sought to Mandate Class on Founding Documents. What Were Professors to Do?
Conservative groups are pushing civics requirements in higher education, not just K-12. In North Carolina, undergraduates now must study the founding documents. Will other states follow?
NCAA, Major College Leagues Reach $2.7B Settlement on Player Pay
Five Takeaways From the UCLA, Northwestern, Rutgers Antisemitism Hearing
Republicans sharply criticized Northwestern, but didn’t land any knock-out blows. UCLA avoided tough scrutiny. And this time, Democrats and faculty members went on the offensive.