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The Messy Conversation Around Online Cost and Quality
Asked to explain how they balance financial and academic considerations, administrators and professors say quality is key but struggle to define it.
How Families Navigate the Growing Cost of College
A New York University anthropologist argues in a new book that the middle class is increasingly defined by dilemmas over how to pay for college costs.
Tracking Guns and Other Dangers
Three students were recently arrested at three separate colleges for potentially being a threat to the campuses. Institutions are monitoring these risks more closely in an age of increasing gun violence.
On Second Try, Harvard Student Allowed to Enter U.S.
Palestinian student is granted entry in time to start classes at Harvard, but concerns persist about the impact of harsher visa and immigration policies on international students.
Panel Recommends Dismissal of Controversial Idaho Professor
A University of Idaho panel has recommended that the university dismiss a professor who admitted to methamphetamine use and who...
Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Online Students
A university ramps up counseling services to meet the distinctive needs of online students (and their instructors).
Growing Price Tag for College Shutdowns
The federal government has approved more than $43 million for debt cancellation for students of recently shuttered for-profit colleges. And the total costs are likely to grow.
Academic Minute: Interpreting the Voices We Hear
Today on the Academic Minute, Nicole Holliday, assistant professor of linguistics at Pomona College, discusses what the sound of your...