Filter & Sort
Matching the 'Undermatched'
Intervening with low-income, high-ability high schoolers can change college choices in favor of more competitive institutions, study finds. But their images of liberal arts colleges and flagship universities may still deter enrollments.
Opinion
Classify With Care
As the Carnegie Classifications are revised in their new home, it's important to remember the importance of simplicity and clarity, writes Philip G. Altbach.
A Degree in Question
Audit of a Tennessee community college raises questions about a Pennsylvania private college's decision to retroactively award a degree.
Best of a Bad Situation?
Education Department defends sale of 56 Corinthian College campuses to ECMC, saying guarantee agency's purchase will help 40,000 students, many of whom are close to graduation.
Reaching the Finish Line
The percentage of Chicago ninth-graders who will earn a bachelor's degree within 10 years has doubled, due to increased high school graduation and college enrollment rates. But the base was quite low.
Complexity of Student Vets
Existing research and discussion of student veterans doesn't recognize the diversity of the demographic.
Opinion
'Whither Thou Goest, I Will Go'
Colleges need to do better with transfer students if completion rates are to increase, and that means new policies on data collection and transfer of credit, writes Alexandra W. Logue.
A Competitive Disadvantage
At academically competitive institutions with big-time college sports, a large gap exists between athletes and the average student -- leaving plenty of room for colleges to compromise their academic mission.