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Promise Provides Enrollment Boost
Tennessee Promise drives dramatic increases in freshman enrollments at the state's two-year institutions.
Ed Dept. in the Hot Seat
Lawmakers, government watchdogs question whether the Office of Federal Student Aid is up to the task of running the nation’s $1.2 trillion student loan system.
New Programs: Engineering, Social Work, Management, Cybersecurity, Psychology
George Washington University is starting a master of engineering program in regulatory biomedical engineering. Marshall University is starting a master...
Between Consortia and Mergers
A new report recommends a form of strategic alliance among colleges that is more substantive than consortia but less likely to fail than outright marriages.
Recession-Era Woes Subside
The tuition hikes and high federal borrowing and default rates that hit higher education in the recession's wake continue to stabilize and diminish, according to the College Board.
New Programs: Counseling, Business Analytics, Law and Technology, Engineering, Digital Marketing, Public Relations, Dance, Journalism, Education Technology, Leadership, Medical Humanities
Aquinas College, in Michigan, is starting a master of art in clinical mental health counseling. College of William & Mary...
Opinion
Forever Is a Long, Long Time
Colleges should rethink perpetual endowments that honor the donor but thwart good stewardship today, writes John Thelin.
Liberal Arts Minus Liberal Arts Professors
When a college eliminates its only positions for philosophy and American literature, but adds a slot for music therapy, has it changed its mission?