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Angst for an Accreditor
College presidents, faculty/staff unions and state education leaders rarely agree about anything. But mutual frustration with a regional accreditor has...
The Faculty Role in Assessment
Amid continuing debate, and sometimes disagreement, about the value and wisdom of measuring student learning outcomes in higher education, a...
Using Data to Drive Performance
ST. PAUL, MINN. -- Pockets of experimentation and potential change are cropping up all over the place in higher education...
What the Pledge Means
SEATTLE – Six influential community college organizations signed a commitment to boost student completion rates by 50 percent over the...
No Letup From Washington
CHICAGO -- If you closed your eyes and listened to the various highlighted speakers at the Higher Learning Commission's annual...
Imperfect Accountability
Voluntary systems crafted by colleges to respond to public demand for data fall well short of their stated goals, two advocacy groups argue.
Assessment Disconnect
Annual gatherings of student learning experts and accrediting officials reveal lots of assessment activity on campuses. But policy makers ponder whether it adds up to meaningful national progress.
Opinion
Going Public
It's time for all colleges to release an understandable report on how they measure learning, and accreditors should require such disclosure, writes Douglas C. Bennett.