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Buying Back Iowans
Under pressure from its governing board the University of Iowa is leveraging financial aid to increase resident enrollment. And as competition for the state's students is increasing, the number of college-bound Iowans is not -- causing concern among Iowa's private colleges.
Small Loans, Big Problem
Community college students who take out small federal loans are more likely to default, new report finds, and most defaulters earned fewer than 15 credits and never made a payment on their debt.
Measuring Motivation
Colleges are using a nonacademic skills test from ETS to try to boost graduation rates and in remedial course placement. One university gives the test to all its athletes.
Long Beach Promise Expands
An influential free community college program that helped shaped President Obama's two-year America's College Promise initiative is expanding from one semester to two.
In the Mind of a Student
Professors at U of Wisconsin at Madison hope to find a way to revolutionize teaching, helping teachers find out exactly how their students learn and the best ways to teach subjects students may struggle with.
Opinion
Purity at Expense of Unity
If the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities attempts to establish a set of litmus tests for its members, it will accomplish little and imperil its future, writes Mark Putnam.
Grounded by FAA Rules
Colleges with air traffic control programs lose students as result of changes in hiring preferences. Is federal agency ignoring need for higher education for those in a role that is essential to safety?
Does Divestment Cost?
Opposing reports this year offer colleges and universities mixed views on financial impact of selling holdings in fossil fuels.