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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...

What Freshmen Will Read

College orientation programs don't yet have the power of Oprah's Book Club, but they increasingly feature books that students are...

'Parenting Out of Control'

Discussion of -- and complaints about -- the rise of "helicopter parents," whose involvement in their children's lives lies somewhere...

'The Lost Boys of Zeta Psi'

For people who never joined a Greek letter society, thinking about fraternities tends to evoke "Animal House," alcohol-fueled college parties...

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...

Union Push in For-Profit Higher Ed

Instructors at the Art Institute of Seattle on Friday filed signatures with the National Labor Relations Board seeking a union...

Online Bookstore Bites the Dust

One of the most revolutionary things about the Internet is its ability to make physical distances inconsequential. But with students...

The Entrepreneurial Engineer

The undergraduate offerings at Stanford University’s School of Engineering could be engaged in a tug of war. On one side...