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A Long-Standing Push
Colleges are trying to recruit women for training and apprenticeship programs that prepare them for male-dominated fields. Progress is slower than advocates hoped.
As Afghan Colleges Reopen, Women Are Separated From Men
Afghan students returning to college this week are already seeing the influence of the new Taliban leadership, which grabbed power...
Opinion
Higher Education Has a Data Problem
Unable to piece together all the different indicators, colleges and their instructors struggle to glean real wisdom, let alone adjust to a student’s needs, write Cathy O’Bryan and Bhavin Shah.
The Debate Over Instructional Spending Policies
A report by the Veterans Education Project argues using instructional spending ratios to measure quality puts nontraditional institutions at a disadvantage -- but others argue that’s not what the metric is for.
Tenure Awarded… at U of Scranton, U of Texas at San Antonio
University of Scranton Peter Andersen, management, marketing and entrepreneurship Michael Landram, health and human performance Wendy Manetti, nursing Katherine Stumpo...
How COVID-19 Changed College Admissions
Common App finds colleges delayed deadlines and students were later with applications.
‘A Natural Progression’
Advocates say now is the time for colleges and universities to move “beyond the box” and stop asking criminal history questions on admissions applications. A Senate bill would help make that happen.
At a College Wounded on 9/11, Memories Endure 20 Years Later
Borough of Manhattan Community College lost eight students and alumni plus a building in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. On the 20th anniversary, lessons reverberate amid the COVID-19 pandemic.