Academics

Colleges educating nontraditional learners would do well to study the Army’s competency-based approach, writes Steven Delvaux.

But avoid legislation that would cap bachelor’s degree programs and create new oversight board.

We in higher education must make it easier for first-generation students to find staff and faculty members who are dedicated to improving such students’ chances of graduation, argues Judith S. White.

Most former college students say they would change either their major, college attended or credential pursued if they could do it all over again, survey finds.

While most believe the contrary, some people understand that plagiarism is not necessarily deceitful or deserving censure, writes Jennifer A. Mott-Smith.

Florida’s Legislature looks to shake up the state’s two-year college system once again by cutting funds for developmental education, capping bachelor's degree programs and creating a new oversight board.

Americans see the work force and societal value of getting a college degree, a survey from New America finds, but community colleges have more support than do other sectors.

As students across the country prepare to receive their degrees, five authors explore how to increase their numbers.