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Does Higher Ed Lead to a Living Wage? It Depends.

A new analysis found that more than 1,000 colleges failed to meet a “generous” threshold for postgraduate earnings, raising concern about the return on investment for some students.

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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.

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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.

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Another Bountiful Year of Big (and Small) Donations

Despite declining public support in some quarters and growing questions about the value and mission of higher ed, generous benefactors gave colleges $58 billion last fiscal year, according to a new survey.

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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.”

Preventing Disasters: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Ilan Kelman, professor of disasters and health at University College London, explores some options for...
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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...

Adult Learners in Higher Education: Voices of Student Success

Voices of Student Success, a six-episode series focused on student retention, engagement and graduation in higher education, takes over this...