By Lloyd A. Jacobs, Janine E. Janosky, Thomas Stuckey. Amid the stress and scandal besetting many universities, regional campuses and two-year colleges have quietly and steadfastly gone about the business of promulgating education as a public good and in so doing supporting the American Dream. More...

By Aaron Mahl. Recent research studies have begun to recognize males as a new “at-risk” population. Achieving gender balance means different things to different institutions. More...

By Karine Joly. If you work in higher ed digital marketing or communications, you’ve likely heard about the annual College-Bound Student E-Expectations Survey. Launched 11 years ago, this comprehensive research has become a critical piece of marketing intelligence. More...

By Elizabeth L. Paul. The university is in transition—in a good way—and that likely is the new normal given the dynamic challenges facing many higher ed institutions now. More...

By Barb Freda. Adaptive learning, which brings the benefits of one-on-one tutoring to large numbers of students with instruction tailored to the learner, has garnered attention since the 1970s. More...

By Melissa Ezarik. Community leaders and current Des Moines Area Community College students are often involved in planning and sharing stories. At the end of the evening, a scholarship drawing is held. More...

By Corinna Howland and Christina Woolner. Civil unrest, violence, corrupt local officials – doing research abroad means facing risks. PhD students talk about the support they need. More...

By Jonathan Wolff. If your only contact with the university system is what you see reported in certain media, you have probably been doing a lot of headshaking about campus life. Controversial speakers are being disinvited; students are avoiding lectures on challenging topics, in fear of trauma; and they are refusing to read the poetry of dead white men. More...

By Pete Etchells. Lots of apps promise to accelerate the way you take in information, but researchers raise questions about how much is retained. More...

By Richard Adams. Universities in England have started telling potential students that their tuition fees will go up across the board from next year, the first rise since fees were nearly trebled to £9,000 in 2012. More...