Academics

Competency-based education can save money for colleges and students, a new report finds, but the efficiency gains won't come easily or without worries about the impact on academic quality.

While political support in Washington builds slowly for a federal student record database, Indiana and the University of Texas System get creative with their own data on how students fare after college.

Three major experiences shape student motivation to stay in college and graduate, writes Vincent Tinto.

Data show that students who earn C's in foundational courses are much less likely to graduate. As a result, U of Arizona may require some C students to repeat a course.

State dollars for public higher education would go farther, prominent researchers argue, if more of it went to open-access colleges and need-based aid.

As we begin a new academic year, institutional leaders should engage their campus communities in honest, data-driven conversations about what to do better, argues Bonita J. Brown.

A company's success coaches, who work remotely, help Indiana's community colleges improve student retention.

These three barriers to transfer student completion deserve more attention, argue Davis Jenkins and John Fink.