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Experimenting with Competency

The Education Department will loosen financial-aid rules for 40-plus colleges as they experiment with competency-based education and prior learning assessment.

Presidential Panel on College Sports?

Could a federal commission on college sports help slow down the athletics arms race? It's possible, some say, if an antitrust exemption is on the table.

Salary Ceiling for Women Only?

Is it fair for a university to tell a championship-winning women's coach that she won't be renewed in part because of her salary? When the coach of the equivalent men's team earns more?

#FergusonSyllabus

At annual meeting, historians discuss ways to engage students on protests in Ferguson, Mo., and elsewhere.

Outsourced Trial Period

Western Governors University steers rejected applicants to StraighterLine, an online course provider that acts as a low-risk way for students to prepare to earn a degree.
Opinion

The Biggest Man on Campus

The University of Michigan’s forced hand in negotiating with its new football coach is the latest evidence that presidents are not in charge of big-time college sports, Bob Malekoff writes.

Big Union Win

NLRB ruling could clear way for more collective bargaining -- of adjuncts and other faculty members -- at private colleges and universities.

Settlement at Harvard

Law school reaches agreement with Education Department to do more to protect victims of sexual assault.