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Education Corporation of America Hit With $28M Settlement
Education Corporation of America, which once owned a chain of for-profit colleges that closed en masse, has been ordered to...
Campus Engagement Tip: Building Community and Belonging
Higher education professionals can prevent loneliness, and improve retention and engagement among students, using some key strategies.
The Future of Fintech: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: Aparna Gupta, professor of quantitative finance, explores how technology...
Data-Based Decision-Making Tip: Student Assessment of General Ed
Georgia Institute of Technology gathers student feedback on general education assessment to better understand how they frame and grasp learning outcomes.
Princeton Seminarians Call For Trustee’s Removal
More than 300 Princeton Theological Seminary students and alumni signed a letter to the institution’s president asking that a Board...
Lesley Faculty Vote No Confidence in President—Again
Lesley University’s Faculty Assembly says it has voted no confidence in university president Janet Steinmayer for the second time in...
Education Department Will Tap Secret Shoppers
Advocates see the use of secret shoppers—or undercover agents—to go after colleges that may be lying as long overdue and a signal the Education Department is taking responsibility for its role as financial regulator.
Opinion
Why an Active Classroom Doesn’t Always Work
Rather than positively providing them a self-directed space, it might instead be just one more thing an overworked student has to cope with, writes Sarabeth Grant.