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Study: 'Nudging' Helps STEM Students at 2-Year Colleges
A behavioral "nudging" campaign at four community colleges improved student persistence rates, according to the report "Nudging to STEM Success"...
The Real Divide Over Higher Ed? Cost
Think tank survey finds majorities of Republicans view higher ed as valuable, but see individual students as benefiting from degrees.
USC Athletics Director Resigns
The embattled athletics director of the University of Southern California resigned on Monday three years into his tenure. Lynn Swann...
A Push for More Technical Workers
Federal report suggests that bias toward the bachelor's degree is contributing to potential shortfall of millions of electricians and welders.
Warren Urges Defunct For-Profit to Stop Collecting Student Debts
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, warned the court-appointed receiver for a defunct for-profit college chain not to collect on...
Data-Driven Accountability
As new datasets on student results become available, the Lumina Foundation taps group of regulators and experts for new approach to assuring quality in higher education, with focus on equity and colleges' financial health.
End of Neoliberalism
The 2016 presidential election may have signaled the end of neoliberalism. In today's Academic Minute, part of Westminster College Week...
Admissions for Donor Children
One parent's defense in the admissions scandal is that the University of Southern California encouraged applications from the wealthy -- if they would donate.