Adult education

Reports about flagging U.S. competitiveness are about as common as college presidents quoting The World Is Flat or politicians worrying about jobs being transported to China or India.

Advisers staff military hospitals in national effort to inform returning service members of campus opportunities available to them.

An institute for labor studies finds itself facing the ax -- and its supporters are striking back.

At forum held by Education Commission of the States, policy makers grapple with tough higher ed issues.

President of Pacific Oaks issues memo that alludes to possible closure, setting off debate over the institution's values and management.

Wayne State U. department serving large number of Detroit residents who had dropped or stopped out might close as part of larger budget cuts.

A new Army program under development would essentially offer college credit for on-the-job training soldiers receive.

“If a guy did [information technology] in the army, wouldn’t it be nice if he could go to work with most of his degree done?” said Maj. Mark Van Hout, spokesman for the U.S. Army Accessions Command. “Or a medic? Wouldn’t it be nice if they could use their medic training toward a nurse’s degree, or a physician’s assistant degree?”

“I’m not saying when that soldier gets out, they’d be a physician’s assistant, but that they’d get credit for that.”

New Fairleigh Dickinson U. program doesn't require Korean students to excel in ESL before earning credits toward their degrees.

Two states take different tacks to attract "nontraditional" learners -- one promoting short online courses, the other giving students a subsidized taste of college.

States' tuition and aid policies often hinder enrollment of those who most need higher education, analysis finds. Study focuses on non-traditional learners, key group especially for community colleges.