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Academic Minute: Effects of Incarcerated Parents
Today on the Academic Minute, Jill McCorkel, associate professor of sociology and criminology at Villanova University, examines how a jailed...
Who Counts as a Black Student?
Cornell protest revives debate on whether first-generation immigrants from Africa and Caribbean make up disproportionate share of black students at top colleges, and what -- if anything -- should be done as a result.
Opinion
Leadership Matters for Transfer Success
Community college and university presidents must lead the way in improving transfer student success, write Robert Templin and K. C. Deane.
A ‘Global Innovation Exchange’
Seeking to “invert the model” of U.S. universities opening campuses abroad, the University of Washington and China’s Tsinghua University will open degree-granting academic center near Seattle.
Opinion
Adults and Community College Degrees
Adults are coming to community colleges seeking a different approach to education, says Jim Jacobs, and that will require institutions to pay attention to a few important design features.
Chicago Professor Wins Nobel in Economics
Richard H. Thaler was named this morning the winner of the 2017 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. Thaler, a professor...
Regulatory Hurdle for Purdue-Kaplan Deal
The U.S. Department of Education is scrutinizing an aspect of the proposed acquisition of Kaplan University by Purdue University, The...
Group Attempts New Twist on Accreditation
The Quality Assurance Commons for Higher & Postsecondary Education is a new group that is exploring alternative approaches to accreditation...