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Will University of the People Endure for the People?
This free, nonprofit, online university breaks rules, harnesses bots and seeks to serve the world. But its effort to seek new accreditation raises thorny higher ed innovation questions.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
Art Appeal
A plan by Valparaiso University to sell valuable artworks, including one by Georgia O’Keeffe, is being opposed by some students and faculty members.