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UC Santa Cruz Strike Spreads
The University of California, Santa Cruz’s ongoing graduate employee strike over a requested cost of living adjustment spread to two...
Nicotine and E-Cigarettes
What makes someone dependent on e-cigarettes? In today's Academic Minute, St. Michael's College's Ari Kirshenbaum devised a game to find...
Go East (or North), Regional Accreditor
Freed by new U.S. rules, the accrediting agency for California, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands will review colleges outside its region -- the first regional accreditor to make such a move.
Even ‘Valid’ Student Evaluations Are ‘Unfair'
New study says student evaluations of teaching are still deeply flawed measures of teaching effectiveness, even when we assume they are unbiased and reliable.
Drilling Down Into Distance Education Data
New online learning stats show growing demand for online programs across state lines and shed new light on in-state online enrollments.
Study in Sri Lanka?
Government wants private universities and branch campuses of international universities to open up … primarily to serve foreign students.
Opinion
Getting Campuses Ready for the Coronavirus
What should leaders be doing to prepare their colleges if the situation worsens? Chuck Staben offers suggestions.
(Some) Free Tuition for Some in New Jersey
New Jersey is trying to expand its tuition-free program from community colleges to four-year institutions. In this major exporter of students, the move could have ripple effects for colleges in nearby states.