Filter & Sort
Quality and Competency
Group of colleges releases voluntarily standards for competency-based education, which Education Department official says could help prevent the rise of bad actors.
Professors Unionize at Minneapolis Art & Design
Full-time and part-time faculty members at Minneapolis College of Art & Design have voted to unionize and to be represented...
Should the Electoral College Be Abolished?
Should the electoral college be abolished? In today's Academic Minute, American Public University's Stephen Schwalbe details why that might not...
Feeling Isolated and Excluded
At a time when graduate schools are under pressure to produce more minority Ph.D.s, surveys at Yale and Michigan show the challenges facing nonwhite doctoral students.
Faculty Strike at 14 Campuses
After contract talks between faculty union and Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education crumble over wages and benefits, many students woke up Wednesday morning to no classes.
Senate Higher Ed Post Up for Grabs
As Election Day nears, it's uncertain who would lead the Senate committee that would handle key higher education legislation -- including a "free college" proposal if Hillary Clinton is elected -- in the next Congress.
A Call for Diversity and Diplomacy
Eight university presidents join statement on values they and others hope to see in next U.S. president. The statement doesn't name a candidate, but it's hard not to see who is being talked about.
Academic Minute: Abolish the Electoral College?
Today on the Academic Minute, Stephen Schwalbe, program director of political science at American Public University, details why that might...