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‘Voluntary’ Departures: the New Expulsion?
Legal experts ponder whether public universities can ask students who are racist or who misbehave to leave. Has this become the new strategy to avoid kicking them out and facing First Amendment backlash?
Slow and Steady for Competency-Based Education
While competency-based education is spreading gradually, interest and optimism about it remain high, and experts say careful growth is best.
U of Pacific President, Under Fire, Will Retire
Pamela A. Eibeck (right), president of the University of the Pacific, on Thursday announced that she will retire July 1...
Fibers and Reducing Emissions
How to help save the environment? Go crunchy. In today's Academic Minute, SUNY New Paltz's Jared Nelson determines fibers such...
‘Two Cheers for Higher Education’
What if the critics are (mostly) wrong? Author discusses his new book about why American colleges and universities are stronger than many believe, even though they do face challenges.
Checking All the Boxes, to No Avail
Green Mountain College in Vermont tried many of the most popular strategies to set itself up to survive in the face of harsh population trends, but it didn't work. What does that mean for other private liberal arts colleges?
By Any Other Name
Liberal education advocates discuss ways to "reclaim" conversations about academe -- in part by not using the term "liberal arts."
NCAA Adds Five Independent Governing Board Members
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has added five members outside university presidents to its top governing board, a move prompted...