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Blackboard, Anthology to Merge, Creating Ed-Tech Behemoth
Combined entity will work with thousands of colleges across administrative and academic departments.
Online Program Companies Publish Data, Hoping to Win Over Critics
With their industry under scrutiny, two companies publish data on student outcomes and prices of online programs at their partner colleges. But the information skirts key financial questions.
‘What Cannot Be Tolerated’
Syracuse University offers full-throated defense for a professor targeted for her views about Sept. 11, prompting other academics to wonder why more institutions don’t defend even divisive scholars in this way.
Goldman Sachs Program Connects Students to Small Businesses
Goldman Sachs is launching a workforce development program that offers paid, semester-long internships for students at community colleges and historically...
Amherst College President to Step Down Next Year
Biddy Martin will step down as president of Amherst College at the end of the '21-'22 academic year, after 11...
Colleges’ COVID Policies Vary by Region
Survey finds big differences in colleges’ mask and vaccination policies across regions, and a majority of faculty and staff say they’re prepared to pivot to remote learning if needed.
U of Arkansas Covers Costs of Students’ Passports
The Office of Study Abroad at the University of Arkansas announced Monday that it would provide scholarships to Pell-eligible and...
Data Defense: Privacy Protection Actions
Four actions to encourage students to take for better understanding of what data are collected about them and what control they may have over the use of their private information.