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Listen: Supporting Adult Learners in Higher Education
Two higher education professionals share the challenges and opportunities in serving adult learners and how institutions can better help them persist and graduate.
Report: Student Completion Rates Rise With Annual Credits Earned
New analysis from Ad Astra finds a correlation between the number of credits a student completes in a year and their likelihood of retaining and completing a degree.
Preventing Disasters: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Ilan Kelman, professor of disasters and health at University College London, explores some options for...
Duke Stops Assigning Point Values to Essays, Test Scores
Duke University is no longer assigning numerical ratings to applicants’ standardized test scores and essays, a university spokesperson confirmed in...
VMI Alumni Punished for Harvesting Email Addresses
The Virginia Military Institute has penalized several alumni for harvesting the contact information of 6,000 VMI graduates, which they used...
Wheeling University Suspends President Immediately
Wheeling University suspended its president Tuesday evening, with pay and effective immediately, according to local news reports. The Wheeling News-Register...
Former UCSF Administrator Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Tuition
A former administrator at the University of California, San Francisco, was sentenced to 20 months in prison and ordered to...
Indiana Bill Threatens Faculty Members Who Don’t Provide ‘Intellectual Diversity’
One critic says a bill passed by the state Senate would mandate “a system of surveillance and political scrutiny.”