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Expanding Access to College in Prisons
The Education Department has proposed to expand Pell Grant eligibility to prisoners. Although this will provide the opportunity for many to earn a degree behind bars, questions still remain on how the program will assure access and equity.
Opinion
The 10 Commandments of Experiential Learning
Growth in the field has led to confusion about terminology, methods and best practices, write Jay Roberts and Anna Welton, who have identified some key foundational elements.
Opinion
Stay Aboard the Titantic: Those Deck Chairs Won't Rearrange Themselves (letter)
An insulting plea not to quit suggests workers should be loyal to institutions at a time when the reverse isn't necessarily true.
Florida A&M Investigates Graduate's Photograph
Florida A&M University is facing criticism over an explicit photograph that an alumna took of herself on campus. William Hudson...
Friendship Cabins
Dining outdoors became even more en vogue during the pandemic. In today’s Academic Minute, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Josh Draper discusses...
Arizona Global Campus Absorbs Its Outsourced Online Program Manager
University buys assets of publicly traded Zovio to bring management of its roughly 28,000 online students in-house, citing online program management’s “inherent conflict.” Glad you finally noticed, critics say.
A Cash-Strapped Public University Turns to the Private Sector
Officials at Eastern Michigan University say a new public-private partnership is the only way to solve their student housing woes. Some worry about a slide toward privatization.
Average Student Not on Track to Graduate in 5 Years
The average full-time college student doesn’t even attempt to take enough credits to complete a bachelor’s degree within five years...