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Multiple Measurements to Predict Success
Going beyond placement exams allows more community college students to take and pass gateway math and English courses, but some worry about students who need remediation.
Due Process or Delayed Announcements?
What students don't immediately know about a college being placed on probation won't hurt them. Will it?
A Tipping Point for Accreditors
Q&A with the co-editors of an anthology of essays on accreditation about new challenges for the college oversight bodies.
Public May Not Trust Higher Ed, but Employers Do
A new survey reveals that not only do business executives value college, they want students with skills associated with the liberal arts.
Opinion
The Contamination of Student Assessment
In fairness to students, professors shouldn’t factor class attendance, participation in class and extra credit into their final grades, argues Jay Sterling Silver.
Opinion
A Defense of a Collaborative Approach to Assessment
If we as faculty members truly want to own the assessment of student performance and understanding, then we should work together toward meaningful solutions and processes, writes Will Miller.
Opinion
The Case for Assessment
“Assessment” has become a dirty word in higher education, but it’s much more than rubrics, forms and statistics, argues Matthew DeSantis.
Accreditors Eye Temple
University is supposed to abide by standards requiring honesty and integrity. But is it in compliance after revealing that its business school lied for years to get higher rankings? U.S. News also seeks more information.