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Graduates' Workplace Advantage

Underemployment rates for college grads have sharply declined since the 2008 recession, and degree holders far outpace high school graduates, especially among African-American and Hispanic adults.

Threats

U of Chicago calls off classes due to report of planned gun violence; film students arrested in Los Angeles for causing panic with replicas of weapons. UPDATE: Arrest and new details on threat against Chicago.

Collateral Damage

After a controversial humor magazine was denounced by University of California at San Diego administrators, the student government voted to stop funding all student media.

Measuring Competency

Southern New Hampshire U's College for America releases a promising early snapshot of the general-education learning and skills of students who are enrolled in a new form of competency-based education.

'Upswing' in Campus Threats

In November, more than a dozen college campuses have been targeted by shooting and bomb threats, with many of them threatening black students.

Jefferson Is Next Target

At University of Missouri and William & Mary, some place notes on statues honoring the author of Declaration of Independence, calling him a rapist and a racist.
Opinion

Boosting Nontraditional Learners

To help those students obtain a degree or credential, colleges should consider accepting alternative-credit courses like those evaluated and approved by the American Council on Education, says Deborah Seymour.
Opinion

Amateur Hour

Are colleges and universities losing ground to companies that focus on developing workplace skills that employers are seeking? Ryan Craig asks.