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USC Athletics Director Resigns
The embattled athletics director of the University of Southern California resigned on Monday three years into his tenure. Lynn Swann...
Warren Urges Defunct For-Profit to Stop Collecting Student Debts
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, warned the court-appointed receiver for a defunct for-profit college chain not to collect on...
The Global Landscape of Online Program Companies
New trove of data suggests a bigger, more complex, more varied ecosystem of companies that work with colleges to take their academic programs online.
The Real Divide Over Higher Ed? Cost
Think tank survey finds majorities of Republicans view higher ed as valuable, but see individual students as benefiting from degrees.
A Push for More Technical Workers
Federal report suggests that bias toward the bachelor's degree is contributing to potential shortfall of millions of electricians and welders.
Data-Driven Accountability
As new datasets on student results become available, the Lumina Foundation taps group of regulators and experts for new approach to assuring quality in higher education, with focus on equity and colleges' financial health.
End of Neoliberalism
The 2016 presidential election may have signaled the end of neoliberalism. In today's Academic Minute, part of Westminster College Week...
'The Dangers of Fluent Lectures'
A study says smooth-talking professors can lull students into thinking they've learned more than they actually have -- potentially at the expense of active learning.