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Imagining College Without Grades
Could timing be right for more colleges to replace traditional A-F scale (which many fear has become an A-B scale) with narrative evaluations? Is the report card the enemy of meaningful assessment?
Half Empty or Half Full
New report attempts to gather key data on women in higher education -- students, faculty, administrators -- and to analyze key issues. In just about every category, study finds progress and disappointments.
What Are Freshmen Thinking?
Annual survey of first-year students considers money and politics (among other topics): Students are looking for jobs and leaning left.
Relative Advantages of Associate Degrees and Certificates
Study suggests that low-income students get bigger payoff from practical credentials than some two-year degrees -- and shows value of data produced by state unit record systems.
Supreme Court Keeps Title IX Plaintiffs' Options Open
In recent years, some federal courts -- at the urging of lawyers for educational institutions and administrators charged with sex...
A First-Generation Residence
In twist on the theme house concept, U. of Cincinnati focuses on first-generation, low-income freshmen.