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Chaos in North Carolina
A governing board and legislature are at odds, a finalist's name is leaked and a presidential search is criticized as too secretive. Many in North Carolina wonder: Is the university's leadership becoming too politicized?
Federal Watchdog Eyes Accreditor
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau files an investigative demand with a national accreditor that recognizes hundreds of for-profits.
A New Route to Student Aid
Education Department will open up federal aid to a limited number of partnerships between colleges and boot camps and MOOC providers, with a secondary goal of testing new forms of accreditation.
New Presidents or Provosts: Indiana U-Purdue U-Indianapolis, Qatar U, State U of New York-Canton, Trinity Christian College, U of Alabama, U of South Carolina-Beaufort, U of Virginia, Westminster College (Utah)
Hassan Rashid Al-Derham, vice president for research at Qatar University, has been promoted to president there. Stuart R. Bell, executive...
College Credit for a Boot Camp
Lynn University will issue a semester's worth of college credits for Lynn students who complete a 16-week program at General Assembly, a nonaccredited skills boot camp. Will other colleges follow?
Perks and Pay Under Fire
A spate of higher education scandals in Illinois prompt the question: Is it time for states to crack down on executive compensation and exit packages?
'Privilege and Prejudice'
Cliff Wharton -- who led Michigan State, SUNY and TIAA-CREF -- discusses his new autobiography.
Caution on Competency
Education Department's Office of Inspector General criticizes a regional accreditor over its review of competency-based education programs, citing faculty role.