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Democrats Say Trump Official Pressured IG to Drop Investigation
Congressional Democrats said Tuesday that a top Education Department official attempted to influence an investigation by its inspector general into...
Colleges Win National Honors for Student Success
Amarillo College in Texas and Columbus State Community College in Ohio received the 2019 Leah Meyer Austin Award from Achieving...
Academic Minute: The Physician-Scientist Shortage
Today on the Academic Minute, Kurt Amsler, professor of biomedical sciences at the New York Institute of Technology, examines why...
Hampshire Defends Its Strategy
Hampshire College is facing intensifying opposition to its recent announcement that it will not admit a full freshman class for...
On the Sidelines Because His Head Is Too Big
A freshman at Wheaton College in Massachusetts is on the lacrosse team but can't play in games because his head...
11 Years After 5 Killed, New Tragedy for Northern Illinois
In February 2008, a gunman killed five students at Northern Illinois University before shooting and killing himself. Two of those...
Ashford Moves Closer to Becoming Nonprofit
The Internal Revenue Service last week determined that Ashford University is exempt from federal income tax. Ashford, which is owned...
Report on Certificates and Performance Funding
At least 25 states now link some portion of their funding for public colleges to a performance formula featuring metrics...