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Missouri Budget Tiff Exposes Doubts About Competency-Based Education

Tue, 11 Mar 2014 04:56:37 EDT

Some lawmakers have raised questions about a model used by Western Governors University, which the state's governor has championed.

Rescind Ban on Federal Unit-Record System to Track Students, Report Says

Tue, 11 Mar 2014 04:55:53 EDT

The New America Foundation asserts that momentum is building to create such a system, despite continued opposition from the national association for private colleges.

111 Colleges Are Found to Comply Now With Law on Fee-Based Aid Forms

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:10:22 EDT

In a letter to the secretary of education, a congressman who led an investigation says the colleges no longer require the student-aid forms.

Volume 60, Issue 26: March 14, 2014

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 09:08:00 EDT

Colleges Get Chance to Air Concerns About Ratings With a Key Listener

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 04:57:58 EDT

The nominee for the White House's top higher-education post was on hand at a closed session during the American Council on Education's meeting.

Sophisticated Mobile Apps Are Reshaping Campus Safety

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:01:00 EDT

User-friendly technology means more alerts for police officers and improved security for colleges.

In South Carolina, Public Colleges Resist a Merger Proposed by State Legislators

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:01:00 EDT

Bills pending in the state legislature would combine the College of Charleston and the Medical University of South Carolina.

Looking Back on a Vanishing Era of College Admissions

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:01:00 EDT

Dan Lundquist, who has played key roles in admissions, talks of preparing for a shrinking pool of students.

College in Minnesota Appoints First Female President; Duke Names New Provost

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:01:00 EDT

Rebecca M. Bergman, a senior executive at Medtronic Inc., will lead Gustavus Adolphus College. Read about that and other job-related news.

Syracuse U.’s New Chief to Stress Scholarship

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:01:00 EDT

Kent D. Syverud follows a leader who fostered community involvement, and he plans to continue her efforts.

Colleges Are Divided on Need for New Speech Policies

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:01:00 EDT

Many campuses lack specific guidelines for online communication, and many professors, fearful of overregulation, say that’s OK.

Less Is More: Campus Officials Trim Square Feet to Cut Costs

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:01:00 EDT

With stagnant state appropriations, administrators have to find efficiencies somewhere in a campus’s buildings.

Professors Encounter Digital-Age Dangers

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:01:00 EDT

One Email, Much Outrage

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:01:00 EDT

The story of a Wisconsin professor highlights the speed at which an academic’s words can spread across the Internet.

Remembering the Fire of 1914

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:01:00 EDT

An exhibit recalls a nighttime blaze that destroyed Wellesley College’s mansard-roofed dormitory and classroom building.

Graduate Students at Cornell U. Push for Right to Workers’ Compensation

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:01:00 EDT

After a lab injury at the university, administrators there are forced to defend their policies.

Extracurricular Activities

Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:27:00 EST

Glimpses of life in academe from around the world.

White House Encourages More Students to Apply for Financial Aid

Fri, 07 Mar 2014 06:00:01 EST

The president unveiled a "Fafsa Completion Initiative" on Friday as part of the administration’s drive to get more young people to go to college.

Advocates of For-Profit Higher Education Make Their Case to Lawmakers

Fri, 07 Mar 2014 04:58:31 EST

Some 130 people from 30 institutions lobbied members of Congress on "Hill Day." A big concern was how the gainful-employment rule would affect students and programs.

Johns Hopkins U. Plans Its First Policy on Academic Freedom

Fri, 07 Mar 2014 04:55:38 EST

Recent controversies over faculty speech have led the storied institution’s leaders to make a formal change.

Stanford’s New Joint Major Recognizes Computers’ Growing Reach

Fri, 07 Mar 2014 04:55:16 EST

The program, approved on Thursday, allows students to fuse computer science and the humanities. The major will be offered starting this fall.

Plans for New SAT Spark Mixed Reviews

Thu, 06 Mar 2014 04:59:36 EST

Will the changes announced on Wednesday make the test better? College counselors and admissions officials are taking a wait-and-see approach.

Cost and Financial Aid Increasingly Influence Students’ Choice of College

Thu, 06 Mar 2014 04:58:01 EST

Students still weigh academic reputation and job prospects most, but they’re also becoming "savvier shoppers."

Northwestern U. Gets Renewed Grilling Over Unauthorized Tests on Patients

Thu, 06 Mar 2014 04:56:35 EST

The university has been accused of withholding key documents from an inquiry into allegations that its chief of cardiac surgery experimented on unsuspecting patients.

Group Proposes Improvements in Higher-Education Data Systems

Thu, 06 Mar 2014 04:55:50 EST

The country’s key databases are outdated and unable to help students, colleges, and policy makers answer pressing questions. A new paper suggests reforms.

College Board Unveils Plans for New SAT

Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:16:00 EST

The redesigned test, scheduled to be rolled out in 2016, will contain "relevant" vocabulary words and focus on fewer math topics. And the essay will be optional.