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Misunderstanding in $11.6 Million Campus Purchase?
The purchasers of a shuttered college campus in Nashua, N.H., mistakenly thought they were buying an operating college, according to...
Community Colleges Get Funding Boost -- and Slash Tuition
When states cut funding for their public colleges, the institutions almost always raise tuition to make up for it. When...
Moody's Downgrades University of Alaska, Citing Cuts
Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday downgraded the credit rating of the University of Alaska system and changed its outlook for...
Hampshire Hires President
Hampshire College announced Wednesday that Edward Wingenbach will be its next president, filling a role that has been in flux...
Human Rights
Human rights are violated on a daily basis. In today's Academic Minute, Grand Valley State University's Karen Zivi explores why...
Pinker, Epstein, Soldier, Spy
Steven Pinker's aid in Jeffrey Epstein's legal defense renews criticism of an increasingly divisive public intellectual.
Is Amazon Training Its Workers or Creating a College Alternative?
The retailer is pouring $700 million into worker training -- mostly through its own programs. We asked some experts on postsecondary education and training to assess whether Amazon's initiative is threat or boon to higher education.
Employers as Educators
Amazon moves deeper into offering postsecondary credentials, following Google and other big employers, but largely bypasses traditional colleges with the expanded training options.