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The Persistence Project
Illinois community college sees results from encouraging faculty members to meet one-on-one with students to increase persistence, adding extra pressure on instructors to build relationships with their students.
‘A Different Kind of University’
“Shocked, dismayed and angry”: faculty members at Wisconsin Stevens Point react to a plan to cut 13 majors, including English, history, political science and sociology, and expand more job-oriented programs.
European Rules (and Big Fines) for American Colleges
Despite the deadline being less than three months away, few colleges are prepared for strict new European data-protection rules.
Study: Therapy Dogs Pawsitively Affect Students' Moods
College students having a “ruff” time can get some relief from canine friends, a new study has found. The report...
Capital Campaign Watch: Hampden-Sydney, Johnson C. Smith, New England, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Western Carolina
Starting Off: Hampden-Sydney College is starting a $50 million campaign, having already raised $26.8 million. The top priority is to...
Ashford Seeks to Become a Nonprofit
Ashford University is the latest big for-profit bidding to become nonprofit. The university's owner, Bridgepoint Education, will seek to become an online program management company.
Harassment of MIT Libraries Director Denounced
More than 350 individuals and organizations have signed a statement in support of Chris Bourg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries...
Academic Minute: Extreme Winter Weather and Climate Change
Today on the Academic Minute, Jennifer Francis, research professor in the department of marine and coastal sciences at Rutgers University...