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Grading on a Curve
A college is seeing higher student success levels based on a series of reforms, but should any institution evaluate faculty members in part on the proportion of C grades and above they award?
Study: When Colleges Fall in Rankings, Tuition Goes Up
When colleges move down in the rankings, they respond by raising tuition, according to a new study. Using data from...
Recommendations for the College Scorecard
The Obama administration should improve its College Scorecard by imposing higher standards for calculating loan repayment rates and breaking down...
U of Akron Aims for the World
University is struggling. At home, many are skeptical of President Scott Scarborough's plan to turn it around by expanding its reach.
Even Kanye West Thinks Textbooks Are Too Expensive
Kanye West, in the midst of a wide-ranging Twitter rant about his new album, The Life of Pablo, being $53...
Geography, Race and Student Loan Delinquency
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth released Wednesday the second in a series of maps examining the interplay between geography...
Academic Minute: Howler Monkey Calls
Today on the Academic Minute, Leslie Knapp, professor and chair of anthropology at the University of Utah, determines that female...
U of Texas at Austin Sets Rules for Handguns on Campus
The University of Texas at Austin set rules to allow handguns on campus and inside classrooms, the university announced Wednesday...