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Confident About the Emeritus Years
Ever since the huge drops on Wall Street in the fall of 2008, some college leaders have predicted that academics...
Standing Up to 'Accreditation Shopping'
Critics of for-profit higher education have of late drawn attention to what they see as a pattern of "accreditation shopping"...
Governance Spat Threatens Accreditor
One of the country's six regional accrediting agencies risks losing its federal recognition if it is unable to alter its...
The Retention Guru
Two decades ago, Xavier University could only count on three of every four freshmen returning for sophomore year. Even fewer...
Step Too Far on Textbook Costs?
With students, parents and politicians all frustrated by high textbook costs, recent years have seen many innovations as well as...
Southern Accreditor Acts on Several Colleges
Signs of the economic downturn are evident many places you turn in higher education these days: in the exploding demand...
Standardization and Savings
Most conversations about dramatically reducing the amount colleges and students spend on textbooks center on e-books as cheaper, nimbler, and...
'Financing Higher Education Worldwide'
Who pays for higher education? Whether talking about the government role or the student responsibility, the question is controversial all...