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Accreditor Defers Action on U of Phoenix Parent Company Merger
The Higher Learning Commission announced Thursday it would defer action on a proposed merger agreement from Apollo Education Group --...
An 'Epidemic' of Academic Fraud
NCAA finds two staff members at Georgia Southern committed academic fraud, completing assignments for three football players. The university joins more than a dozen others that have also committed fraud in the last decade.
Audit: More Scottish Students Shut Out of University
A government audit of Scotland’s universities found that Scottish undergraduates are finding it “more difficult” to get into universities, the...
In-State Admissions Offers Up at U of California
The University of California announced Wednesday that admissions offers across system campuses to California residents are up 15 percent from...
Mixed Impact of Florida Reform of Remedial Education
Since Florida took away the ability of community colleges to require remedial education, enrollment in entry college-level courses has gone...
Saki Monkeys
How do you study monkeys that you can’t see? In today's Academic Minute, Winthrop University's Janice Chism describes looking for...
Separate but Equal in Physics Lab
Student sues U of Cincinnati after being told she can't have male partner in physics lab. Emails suggest multiple university officials defended the policy, but university now says it was not mandatory.
Clinton Borrows From Bernie
In bid to snag her Democratic opponent's supporters, presumptive nominee adapts previous college plan by embracing free public college tuition for those with incomes up to $125,000.