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Placement Tests Still Rule
Research backs reformers' criticism of remedial placement exams, but colleges rely heavily on them, a new study finds.
English Down, Languages Up
Data released ahead of MLA convention set tone for hiring in the humanities this season.
Private Colleges Stall in Australia
Sector's stratospheric enrollment growth flattens, in wake of policy changes that restricted flow of public funds to students at private institutions.
Going to the Chapel?
Two religiously affiliated colleges -- Augustana College and the University of the South -- decide whether to permit the blessing of same-sex unions in campus churches.
Public Push to Save Ashford
Two veterans of traditional higher education talk about why they took on the challenge of leading for-profit Ashford University during a severe accreditation crisis.
College Enrollments Fell This Fall
Enrollments dipped 1.8 percent in fall 2012, with biggest drops at for-profit and community colleges, National Student Clearinghouse data show.
Doctors Crossing Borders
U. of Queensland graduates its first class from its clinical school in Louisiana as medical education in general grows more international.
Low-Cost Option for Working Adults
With support from big-city mayors in California, for-profit college offers working adults with employer-paid tuition aid a college option with no out-of-pocket costs.