By Rick Seltzer. A random review finds five of 10 institutions fell short on backing up claims about graduates' job placement success. Read more...
Maine's Merger Mania
By Rick Seltzer. Many professors say programs are being combined without enough attention to academic issues and the faculty role. Read more...
Borrowing Falls as Prices Keep Climbing
By Rick Seltzer. Student borrowing drops for the fifth straight year as the rate of tuition increases slows. Read more...
The Future of the Tiny Liberal Arts College
By Rick Seltzer. Presidents of tiny liberal arts colleges work to make themselves heard above talk of mergers and large institutions. Read more...
Making a Difference Through Public Engagement
By Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist. Engaging larger publics and influencing policy through one's scholarship can be personally rewarding, but such work too often goes unrecognized in university systems of evaluation, write Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist. Read more...
What Do Our Athletes Really Learn?
By Michael G. Bowen. Intercollegiate athletics programs, which are only justifiable on our campuses if they can offer significant learning experiences, should be assessed for their educational impact, argues Michael G. Bowen. Read more...
A Mighty Time for Community Colleges
By Wick Sloane. For all President Obama, Jill Biden and Martha Kanter have done for the institutions, Wick Sloane offers his thanks. Now it's up to the colleges themselves, he writes. Read more...
Empowering Change Makers
By Tom Kalil. Now is the time to identify how to inspire young people to tackle the grand challenges of the 21st century, writes the White House's Tom Kalil. Read more...
Is Your Board Ready for the Future?
By Peter Eckel and Cathy Trower. While it is impossible to “futureproof” a board, assessing its strengths and potential vulnerabilities can go a long way toward ensuring that it is prepared for what’s ahead, write Peter Eckel and Cathy Trower. Read more...
Achieving Lasting Impact
By Julie E. Wollman. While colleges throughout the nation are expanding civic engagement opportunities for students, Julie E. Wollman questions whether the current efforts are working as well as hoped. Read more...