The problem is poorly understood metrics and—sometimes—administrators and faculty who are too often unwilling or unable to change. More...
‘Run like a business but act like a college’
The strategic plans of every administrator and department must work collectively toward the overall goals of a college or university. More...
Transforming college campus culture
Students and faculty at 10 colleges and universities will work with surrounding communities to improve race relations, social justice and tolerance. More...
Higher ed takes action on captions
Now hearing-impaired students can see real-time captioning of spoken events, also referred to as live captioning. More...
Cost-effective alternative
Crowd-powered captioning Like with crowdfunding, the future of live captioning may be powered by a group. More...
Ensuring Title IX fairness for the accuser and the accused
A recent decision by U.S. District Court Judge Philip Simon granted a preliminary injunction in favor of a male University of Notre Dame student. More...
Fulfilling the promise of ‘free’ community college
As the term “free college” draws applicants and ever-more media attention, states, cities and colleges are learning the realities of these large-scale aid programs. More...
State and federal actions for improving early college access
Dual enrollment is designed to increase access and degree attainment. In fact, a 2007 study found that 67 percent of dual-enrollment students enrolled in college after high school (compared to 50 percent of their peers), with 30 percent earning an associate’s degree along with their high school diploma. More...
If only these colleges could talk
Dual enrollment to-do: Start collecting data
A failure to gather data—not rigor or readiness—may be the biggest issue facing early college programs, believes Jason Taylor, an assistant professor of higher education at the University of Utah who has devoted his career to studying dual enrollment. More...