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$800M EdX Deal Has Lost Its Luster
2U’s acquisition of online course provider edX was once seen as a major win—and potentially even larger disrupter—in the OPM industry. Things didn’t go as planned.
Employer-University Partnerships Recommended to Increase Latino Graduation Rates
A new brief from Excelencia in Education, an advocacy organization for Latino students, calls on employers to meet U.S. workforce...
Report: More Training, Career Counseling Opportunities Needed in Rural Areas
A new report from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce challenges the common public perception that rural America...
Teaching Students to Disagree Respectfully
Students say they are hesitant to engage in discussions on complicated topics. Here are some ways colleges and universities are teaching them to participate confidently in constructive dialogues with their peers.
Arizona Governor Exploring Options to Remove Regents
Arizona governor Katie Hobbs is exploring options to remove members of the Arizona Board of Regents amid a financial crisis...
Full-Time, Non-Tenure-Track NYU Faculty Members Unionize
Full-time, non-tenure-track faculty members at New York University have unionized, creating the largest bargaining unit of such employees at a...
Is ‘Fatphobia’ the Last Acceptable Prejudice in the Academy?
A Cornell University philosopher is calling out the discrimination—which is often blatant—faced by scholars deemed overweight.
Living Without a Bank Account: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Jay Zagorsky, clinical associate professor of markets, public policy and law at the Questrom School...