Academics

Black students graduate, on average, at a rate 22 percentage points lower than white students. Closing that gap will require individual institutions to improve completion rates and highly selective colleges to enroll more black students, a new report says.

Credential innovation is so important because colleges provide much of what employers are looking for, but they don’t assess, document and communicate those outcomes, argues Matthew Pittinsky.

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While it’s usually not mentioned in job descriptions or part of any formal training, a major part of the unofficial duties of faculty members involves helping students deal with personal challenges, writes Angela B. Fulk.

By Angela B. Fulk

Texas A&M professor creates video game to teach students introductory calculus, one of the most difficult academic subjects.

Fox News contributor Juan Williams won't be speaking at Ursinus College's commencement after faculty members question his ethics.

Kevin Carey remembers the founder and president of Complete College America, who spent his life helping needy students get an education.

By Kevin Carey

The college completion agenda reaches an inflection point as the Obama administration ends and the nation increasingly focuses on jobs and college value. Experts assess shifts in the completion push and what comes next.

Focus on any single labor market metric to judge colleges’ outcomes will create flawed policy, but a mix of such measures can help evaluate institutions’ performance, scholarly study finds.