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State Funding Bump Would Have Modest Effect on Grad Rates
An increase to state higher education appropriations could have a modest impact on graduation rates, a new report from the Midwest Higher Education Compact showed.
Penn State Study on OPMs Offers Policy Recommendations
A new study from Pennsylvania State University education policy scholars assessing online program managers in higher education concludes that it...
Michigan State Announces $1.5K Pandemic Bonus for Faculty
Michigan State University is giving full- and part-time professors, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate assistants $1,500 bonuses in recognition of their...
Penn Students Seek Online Finals
Students at the University of Pennsylvania are petitioning to have final exams switched to online because COVID-19. More than 500...
Students’ Perceptions of the Benefits of Homework
Homework has never been popular with most students. In today's Academic Minute, Rutgers University's Arnold Glass examines whether students benefit...
‘Enough Is Enough’
Senator Elizabeth Warren has been one of the most vocal lawmakers when it comes to student loans and student debt. In an exclusive interview with Inside Higher Ed, she explains why.
Purdue English’s Uncertain Future
How a dispute over pandemic-era funding for graduate education is putting the entire department’s future at risk.
Test Optional May Not Apply to Homeschooled Students
Even some colleges that have gone test optional still require homeschooled applicants to submit ACT or SAT scores. Admissions officials say test scores are a valuable metric for homeschooled students, who can be challenging to evaluate.