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California Community Colleges Formally Shift Away From Placement Exams
The California Community Colleges Board of Governors agreed Monday to end the use of placement exams in the system. The...
Digital Learning in ‘Inside Higher Ed’ This Week
Among the topics: Career Ed buys Trident; Virginia regulator shuts online institution; MIT may toughen open-access policies.
Knocking Down Barriers for Student Voting
The House Democrats' election reform bill would remove many of the roadblocks students face in registering to vote and getting to the polls, experts say.
Academic Minute: Conservatives and Well-Being
Today on the Academic Minute, part of USC Dornsife Week, David B. Newman, a Ph.D. candidate in social psychology at...
The Unpaid Adjunct Ad That Wasn't (?)
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign got skewered on social media Tuesday for advertising “0 percent, [full-time equivalent], unpaid” adjunct...
Opinion
What’s Missing in the Admissions Madness Discussion?
Certain ways of framing and covering the scandal are misleading and only reinforce exaggerated or inaccurate views of higher education, argues Margaret Dunning.
Arizona State Spin-Off Aimed at Corporate Education
Arizona State University is creating a for-profit spin-off that will seek to attract large employer partners for its online education...
State Systems Plot Major Online Growth
Public universities across the country are adjusting to the shifting reality of the online landscape. Despite similar goals, approaches vary widely.