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Ep. 106: Higher Ed News Roundup: Athlete Unions and the FAFSA Fiasco
A panel of news hounds discusses some of the biggest stories involving colleges.
A Not-So-Sweet 16 Percent
We haven’t moved the dial on transfer student success, Eileen L. Strempel and Stephen J. Handel write.
Scaled Online Learning as Higher Ed’s ‘Pandora’s Box’
And other imperfect academic equivalencies inspired by a fantastic book on the history of prestige TV.
Investing in Students’ Spring Breaks
Academic breaks can be used to support students in boosting their physical wellness, exploring career paths or gaining service-learning experiences.
Lacking Big Endowment, Prestigious Mitchell Scholarship Paused
A Case for Term Limits for College Leaders
Term limits would create conditions for more visionary and collaborative leadership, Binnur Ozkececi-Taner writes.
Scaling Up: Shrinking the DFW Rate
Georgia State’s Accelerator Academy is inspiring 10 other institutions to help students pass key gateway courses they’ve previously failed or from which they’ve withdrawn. Initial success metrics suggest the solution is scalable, even beyond this group of universities.
Regents on the Hot Seat
Boards in Arizona, Hawaii, Michigan and Wisconsin, have faced shake-ups and threats of removal recently amid culture war clashes and self-inflicted controversies.