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Unanimity on Distance Ed Rule Changes Proves Elusive
Experts involved in crafting new federal rules for online education and classroom innovation want more clarity from the Department of Education about its priorities and rationales.
Provosts Count More on Online Programs
More say they will increase emphasis on and allocate "major funds" to online offerings. Survey also finds solid but not spectacular support for open educational resources, and that backing for competency-based programs is more philosophical than practical.
States Limit Spread of Online Legal Education
As numerous law schools try to take advantage of new flexibility from their accreditor, some state policies lag behind those ambitions.
Black New Jersey
The history of enslaved people isn’t limited to the South. In today's Academic Minute, Colgate University's Graham Hodges looks at...
Multiple Warnings, No Action
University of Utah student told campus police officers multiple times she was worried about repeated, harassing text messages from ex-boyfriend. They did little to help her, and he murdered her, on campus. Experts say the tragedy points to the need for colleges to do more about domestic violence.
Foreclosing on a Faculty Critic
Ave Maria University and its president, James Towey, call the loan of a former professor who sued the university, possibly forcing him, his wife and their nine children from their home.
Admissions Tool Survives Antitrust Challenge
Federal judge's ruling in medical school case outlines when antitrust could apply to admissions, and opinion could help with scrutiny some are facing over early decision.
Affirmative Action Fight Shifts to UNC
Some issues are similar to those in Harvard case, but Chapel Hill's status as public university -- and some differing strategies -- could affect outcome of the case.