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Employers as Accreditors
Businesses should have a stronger voice in accreditation, while also developing their own alternative to the process, say the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and USA Funds.
Controversial U of Missouri Professor Suspended
The University of Missouri Board of Curators announced late Wednesday that it was suspending Melissa Click, who teaches communications at...
Where's the Evidence?
NYU asks Common Application if it can demonstrate the value of asking applicants about their criminal or disciplinary records. If there is no proof, does that change the debate?
NSF Tells Universities to Prevent Harassment
Agency warns that it may terminate funding to institutions that don't follow the law.
Crash Kills 2 Keystone Students, Injures 4
Two students at Keystone College, in Pennsylvania, were killed Monday in a car crash that also injured four students, The...
Anxiety Disorders and Optimism
Our country’s annual medical bill for treating anxiety is huge. In today's Academic Minute, the University of Illinois's Florin Dolcos...
In Giving to Colleges, the One Percenters Gain
As charitable donations to higher education soar to a new record high, the richest institutions continue to distance themselves from the rest.
Endowments Fall to Earth
After two years of sizable gains, college investment returns grow by just 2.4 percent in the 2015 fiscal year.