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Outmoded Engineers?
A department at Cornell, founded in the '60s, is latest of its kind to be merged or eliminated. Critics say more theoretical programs are valuable, but vulnerable because they generate fewer large grants.
A Call for Assessment -- of the Right Kind
Reinforcing 2004 statement, liberal education group exhorts colleges to ramp up measurement of student learning -- but with emphasis on internal improvement rather than external accountability.
Giving Choice and Taking It Away
College Board says new SAT policy is designed to minimize student stress. But information it gives colleges might make students more stressed (and feeling less in control) than ever.
(Hidden) Cost of Doing Business
Expanding a college's research enterprise comes at a high price, and don't count on grants to cover it, a new paper in Academic Medicine asserts.
From Princeton to DeVry
Harold Shapiro, former president of elite private and public universities, discusses his new role as board chairman of one of the country's leading for-profit institutions.
Writing Lags in Law Schools
Latest engagement survey suggests a significant number of law school students are not adequately prepared for real-world legal writing.