Academics

While it’s usually not mentioned in job descriptions or part of any formal training, a major part of the unofficial duties of faculty members involves helping students deal with personal challenges, writes Angela B. Fulk.

Texas A&M professor creates video game to teach students introductory calculus, one of the most difficult academic subjects.

Fox News contributor Juan Williams won't be speaking at Ursinus College's commencement after faculty members question his ethics.

Kevin Carey remembers the founder and president of Complete College America, who spent his life helping needy students get an education.

The college completion agenda reaches an inflection point as the Obama administration ends and the nation increasingly focuses on jobs and college value. Experts assess shifts in the completion push and what comes next.

Focus on any single labor market metric to judge colleges’ outcomes will create flawed policy, but a mix of such measures can help evaluate institutions’ performance, scholarly study finds.

For quite a long while, American higher education has been adrift in a devolving eddy of self-pity while remaining largely silent on the great social issues of our times, argues Patricia McGuire.