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The Grade Inflation–College Completion Connection
New research argues that increases in GPAs are responsible for the rise in college completion rates since the 1990s.
A New Push to Create a 3-Year Degree Option
Higher education thought leaders and colleges are working together to create a three-year bachelor’s degree program that will offer all the value of a four-year degree—for less cost.
New Programs: Cannabis Science, Engineering, Bilingual Journalism, Data Science, Occupational Therapy
Community College of Denver is launching a bachelor of applied science degree in cannabis science and operations. Front Range Community...
Opinion
How Colleges Can Counter ‘Cancel Culture’
Constraints on discussions of important social issues, however sensitive, subvert the goals of a liberal arts education, write David Wippman and Glenn C. Altschuler.
These Colleges Had the Highest Student Voter Turnout
Three colleges tied for the highest overall undergraduate voting rate in the 2020 elections: College of the Atlantic, the University...
Study Warns of ‘Educational Gag Orders’
A new report from PEN America, “Educational Gag Orders: Legislative Restrictions on the Freedom to Read, Learn, and Teach,” says that in the first nine months of 2021, 24 state legislatures introduced 54 bills that would restrict the teaching and training of subjects including race in K-12 schools, higher education or state agencies and institutions.
Academic Minute: Can We Become an Equal Opportunity Society?
Today on the Academic Minute: Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, asks whether we...
New Institution Will Strive for ‘Fearless Pursuit of Truth’
A new institution was announced Monday: the University of Austin. "We can't wait for universities to fix themselves. So we're...