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Fighting the Stigma About Community Colleges
One president's thesis: to recruit more students straight from high school, it's time to admit that there's an image problem. New data show the stigma issue is real among high school counselors.
Ashford Moves Closer to Becoming Nonprofit
The Internal Revenue Service last week determined that Ashford University is exempt from federal income tax. Ashford, which is owned...
Report on Certificates and Performance Funding
At least 25 states now link some portion of their funding for public colleges to a performance formula featuring metrics...
Proposed Cuts Imperil 1,300 University Jobs
Alaska's governor proposes a 41 percent cut, the largest in a century, to the public university system. State's only medical education would be eliminated.
Report: 10 Common Gaps in Student Supports
A new analysis from Inside Track, a student coaching nonprofit, seeks to identify the 10 most common student support challenges...
When a Student Says It's 'Easier' Not to Have Black People in Class
A student's email stuns NYU's social work school, which admits that the incident reflects institutional racism.
Remembering Black Freedom in the Western Hemisphere
Each community reflects on the freedom of enslaved people differently. In today's Academic Minute, part of Arcadia University Week, Kalenda...
Alumni Try to Stomp on the Brakes
Organizers want to fight for the future of Hampshire and Green Mountain Colleges. They've been in touch with those who prevented Sweet Briar from closing.