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Clear Expectations on Readiness
Colleges and policymakers could help more students succeed by making non-academic college readiness part of Common Core standards, write Melinda Mechur Karp and Rachel Hare Bork.
Opinion
Focus on Party Hosts
To prevent alcohol-related deaths of students, colleges need to get realistic about campus culture, and to be willing to help those organizing social events with booze do so in safer ways, writes Rick C. Jakeman.
Opinion
Why the Great Cheat
Harvard students -- just like Lance Armstrong -- have already reached a summit, so why do they feel the need to break the rules? That's what happens when we make outcomes more important than the experience, Steve Gimbel argues.
Notre Dame Finally Moves -- to ACC
After being courted for years, the independent University of Notre Dame will join the Atlantic Coast Conference, potentially calming the realignment frenzy.
Students or Employees?
A Congressional committee argues over whether graduate students at private universities should be allowed to unionize.
Visionary Idea
Up to 15 percent of students at Paul Quinn College needed eye glasses but couldn't afford them. Thanks to a blend of conviction, fund-raising and serendipity, now they can.
The NCAA's Limited Reach
Its jurisdiction in addressing academic integrity issues such as the no-show courses at UNC is limited, faculty and experts say -- putting the onus on the university to fix the problems.
The Community College Pipeline
Study shows that 45 percent of bachelor's degree recipients studied at two-year institutions first -- as many as three-quarters in some states.