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Online Program Companies Publish Data, Hoping to Win Over Critics
With their industry under scrutiny, two companies publish data on student outcomes and prices of online programs at their partner colleges. But the information skirts key financial questions.
‘What Cannot Be Tolerated’
Syracuse University offers full-throated defense for a professor targeted for her views about Sept. 11, prompting other academics to wonder why more institutions don’t defend even divisive scholars in this way.
Blackboard, Anthology to Merge, Creating Ed-Tech Behemoth
Combined entity will work with thousands of colleges across administrative and academic departments.
Report: Doubling Pell Would Cut Future Loan Debt in Half
Doubling the maximum Pell Grant to $13,000 would result in substantial reductions in future student loan debt, according to a...
Academic Minute: Whiteness in the Teacher Ed Classroom
Today on the Academic Minute: Kenneth Sider, visiting assistant professor at Skidmore College, discusses the importance of who is hired...
California Bill Would Extend Food Benefits to More Students
The California Legislature passed a measure Thursday that would extend federal food assistance benefits to more college students in the...
Data Defense: Privacy Protection Actions
Four actions to encourage students to take for better understanding of what data are collected about them and what control they may have over the use of their private information.
Colleges’ COVID Policies Vary by Region
Survey finds big differences in colleges’ mask and vaccination policies across regions, and a majority of faculty and staff say they’re prepared to pivot to remote learning if needed.