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State AGs Want Action on Student Loan Discharge
Nineteen state attorneys general and the head of Hawaii's Office of Consumer Protections wrote Monday that the Department of Education...
Update on Moves by ACICS-Accredited Colleges
The 269 institutions overseen by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools must find a new accreditor or risk...
Oakland CC Seeks New Direction After President Ousted
There was little explanation of why Oakland Community College's Board of Trustees ousted Chancellor Tim Meyer after nine years. But...
Admissions Snooping on Social Media: the Data
Report about Harvard revoking admissions offers over offensive posts in Facebook chat group raises the question of how admissions officers view and use applicants' social media.
Price of a Year in Jail vs. a Year at Harvard
An Associated Press analysis of the costs of prisons in California offers this comparison: California's budget estimates that the cost...
The New Gatekeepers of News
We’re all the gatekeepers of news today. In today's Academic Minute, Washington and Lee University's Aly Colon examines regular people...
Evergreen Regroups Amid Discord
College calls off classes today after another threat. As diversity debate continues, board pledges support for free speech. Faculty members circulate letter questioning actions of colleague.
At Different Paces
Colleges are starting to accommodate transgender students, but some are doing it better than others.