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Saying No to the Majors
Faculty and student groups pushed against proposal from Oakland Athletics to build new ballpark on college property. And their board listened.
Handing Off DeVry
Once a large for-profit institution, DeVry is now being handed over to a company that runs a small college with 600 students. Experts see the move as a sign of the times.
Diversity and Medical School Admissions
Share of white students has dropped significantly in last 35 years, but Asian-Americans are alone among minority groups in seeing substantial gains. Black applicants have lowest admit rates.
Expanding Apprenticeships Across More Jobs
New research indicates more job opportunities would be available if apprenticeships were expanded across more fields.
Opinion
Restructuring -- and Re-Missioning -- the University of Wisconsin System
Will merging institutions strengthen the system or hasten its decline, asks Tara DaPra, who has taught at one of its four-year universities as well as in its community colleges.
New Programs: Data Analytics, Public Health, Criminal Justice, Chinese, Early Childhood, Leadership, Computer Science, Sustainability, Creative Writing, Economics, Supply Chain Management
Assumption College is starting an undergraduate major in data analytics. Binghamton University of the State University of New York is...
Opinion
In Defense of UVA
Despite its recent trials, the university embodies the dream of public higher education, Mark Edmundson writes.
Scramble for Dual-Credit Certification
States and institutions are still working out incentives and programs to get dual-credit instructors qualified to meet a change in accreditation standards.