By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Yahoo Sports and ESPN reported new developments in the continuing federal investigation into college basketball that threatens to ensnare significantly more major college programs and coaches -- and fallout began almost immediately. More...
‘I Am First Gen’
By Ashley A. Smith. An Arizona community college wants to tackle poverty by helping its students and faculty members celebrate being the first in their families to attend college. More...
Community College Researcher to Lead Teachers College
By Ashley A. Smith. Thomas Bailey, founding director of the Community College Research Center at Columbia University's Teachers College, has been selected as president of Teachers College. More...
Troubled Essex County College Cuts Jobs
By Ashley A. Smith. Essex County College, a two-year institution in New Jersey, is cutting 34 positions next year as it deals with decreasing enrollment and scrutiny from its accrediting agency. More...
The Reinvention of City Colleges of Chicago
By Ashley A. Smith. In a new book, Cheryl Hyman discusses her controversial seven-year stint as chancellor of City Colleges of Chicago, including her attempt to improve its low graduation rates. More...
The Persistence Project
By Ashley A. Smith. Illinois community college sees results from encouraging faculty members to meet one-on-one with students to increase persistence, adding extra pressure on instructors to build relationships with their students. More...
Accreditor Approves For-Profit Conversion to Nonprofit
By Ashley A. Smith. Grand Canyon University's accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission, approved the for-profit institution's application to convert to a nonprofit entity. More...
Ditching Profit
By Ashley A. Smith. Grand Canyon University's accreditor soon will decide whether or not the institution can become a nonprofit, the latest among several similar -- and controversial -- conversion attempts. More...
Funding the Dream
By Ashley A. Smith. In higher education and nationally, support for Dreamers remains strong, despite the tenuous status of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programs. More...
More Community Colleges Using Multiple Measures for Readiness
By Ashley A. Smith. A new study from the Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness has found that an increasing number of public, two-year colleges are using multiple measurements beyond standardized tests to place students in college-level math and reading courses. More...