Filter & Sort
Going Wild on Mergers
In yet another merger in Georgia's university system, the emergent Georgia State will combine with struggling Georgia Perimeter to try to improve the two-year college. Is anyone getting a good deal?
Protecting Whom?
The U.S. Department of Education says universities should honor student privacy laws, even when they would block the reporting of how they discipline students accused of sexual assault.
Room to Experiment
Can active learning techniques and flexible classroom seating improve student outcomes? Research at Ball State University has produced mixed results.
Budget Deal Unveiled
Compromise would modestly fund student aid programs and scientific research. It would also restore the “ability to benefit” program.
Good Cop, Bad Cop From White House
The summit underscores a tension in the Obama administration’s higher ed approach: how to promote colleges' and universities' successes while holding them more accountable.
Opinion
15 Hours Doesn't Work for Everyone
We can do a lot to help adult students finish college. But increasing the course load for full-time Pell Grant recipients could actually hurt some of them, Pamela Tate argues.
Minimum Wage, Not Yet
As voters and politicians in California's expensive Bay Area push higher minimum wages, at least two public universities aren't paying it.
'Dirty Money?'
Anthropologists discuss student debt and other concerns about the "commodification" of higher education, and debate role of faculty members in reform efforts.