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Tennessee College-Going Rate on the Rise
The Tennessee college-going rate, the share of high school graduates who enrolled in college immediately after graduation, rose for the...
Music’s Role in Developing Listening Skills: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Gena R. Greher, professor of music and music education at the University of Massachusetts at...
An Online Pivot Pays Off
Unity College enrolled well under 1,000 students a decade ago. Now, renamed Unity Environmental University, enrollment has soared to more than 7,500, thanks to its emphasis on online education.
Penn State Professor on Leave After Being Caught in Compromising Position with Dog
A Pennsylvania State University professor faces charges of “open lewdness,” cruelty to an animal and sexual intercourse with an animal...
Instructor to Be Charged With Threats to Dean and Students
Richard Gregory Fine, an instructor at Fresno City College, has been detained after allegedly making threats to a dean and...
‘More Refined’ Performance-Based Funding for Community Colleges
Oregon and other states are on the verge of embracing new performance-based funding models for their community colleges. Higher ed experts say these kinds of models have changed in recent years.
Houston Dean Accused of Racial, LGBTQ Harassment
Two preliminary investigation reports allege “microaggressions, slights, double entendre and boorish behavior.”
Republicans Unveil Sweeping Higher Education Legislation
Although not likely to become law anytime soon, the package of bills shows that Senate Republicans are ready to step up to the plate on higher education policy.