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Identifying Local Skills Gaps
New report from Emsi explains how regions can use data to identify skills gaps, which vary wildly across cities and even within industries, and what that means for higher ed.
Nicotine and E-Cigarettes
What makes someone dependent on e-cigarettes? In today's Academic Minute, St. Michael's College's Ari Kirshenbaum devised a game to find...
Even ‘Valid’ Student Evaluations Are ‘Unfair'
New study says student evaluations of teaching are still deeply flawed measures of teaching effectiveness, even when we assume they are unbiased and reliable.
Drilling Down Into Distance Education Data
New online learning stats show growing demand for online programs across state lines and shed new light on in-state online enrollments.
Go East (or North), Regional Accreditor
Freed by new U.S. rules, the accrediting agency for California, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands will review colleges outside its region -- the first regional accreditor to make such a move.
University of Alaska Anchorage Considers Program Cuts
The University of Alaska at Anchorage’s leaders are weighing cutting, suspending or revising dozens of academic programs in the face...
Study in Sri Lanka?
Government wants private universities and branch campuses of international universities to open up … primarily to serve foreign students.
(Some) Free Tuition for Some in New Jersey
New Jersey is trying to expand its tuition-free program from community colleges to four-year institutions. In this major exporter of students, the move could have ripple effects for colleges in nearby states.