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‘A Perfect Mess’
Author discusses his new book about American higher education, which suggests it may be better off today than people realize … because it has always faced so many problems and has always been a “hustler’s paradise.”
2U Acquires Online Education Company GetSmarter
On Tuesday 2U, an online program management company, said it will acquire GetSmarter, an online education company that focuses on...
Spending Bill Gives Flexibility to Borrowers Seeking Loan Consolidation
Language in the omnibus spending bill Congress agreed to over the weekend directs the Department of Education to allow student...
Academic Minute: Paying for Pain
Today on the Academic Minute, Rebecca Scott, a lecturer in marketing and strategy at Cardiff University, delves into a few...
Brandeis Grad Students Vote to Unionize
Graduate students at Brandeis University voted to form a union affiliated with Service Employees International Union, 88 to 34, they...
J-Schools Dump Accreditor
Northwestern’s journalism school drops its accreditor, shortly after Berkeley did the same, echoing broader questions about the value of the process and whether it impedes innovation.
Race, Safety, Anger
At Colgate, students are furious over a security alert issued over a black student who was carrying a glue gun. At St. Olaf, students protest amid sense that threats against black students have not been taken seriously.
Commencement Speakers Announced: Albright, Bellarmine, Bethune-Cookman, Centenary (New Jersey), Delaware Valley, Eastern, Fresno Pacific, Hope, Jarvis Christian, Messiah, Monmouth, Northampton CC, Northwestern (Iowa)
Albright College: K. Neil Van Dine, co-founder of Haiti Outreach Inc. Bellarmine University: Pat Mulloy, CEO of Elmcroft Senior Living...