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29 novembre 2018

An About-Face for House Science Committee

By Andrew Kreighbaum. Democratic takeover promises sharp change in direction for science committee, whose GOP leaders had promoted climate change denialism, meddled in federal grant making and badgered researchers. More...

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28 novembre 2018

For-Profit Suit Against Education Dept. Dismissed

By Andrew Kreighbaum. A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought by a for-profit college chain seeking to assure access to Title IV federal student aid money while it undertakes a financial restructuring. More...

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28 novembre 2018

AGs Call on DeVos to Grant Loan Relief

By Andrew Kreighbaum. After the Trump administration lost a federal court battle over 2016 Obama borrower-defense regulations, Democratic attorneys general are seeking answers about when Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will begin issuing loan forgiveness to borrowers who attended now defunct for-profit colleges. More...

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28 novembre 2018

Improper Grade Changes at Community College

By Ashley A. Smith. An investigation into a Texas community college found that administrators improperly changed nursing students' grades from failing to passing. More...

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28 novembre 2018

Employer Engagement by Community Colleges

By Ashley A. Smith. A report released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that New York community colleges engaged widely with employers. More...

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28 novembre 2018

Cal State Sees Major Gains in Graduation Rates

By Ashley A. Smith. Administrators at the California State University System worried two years ago when the system set ambitious goals for increasing graduation rates. More...

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28 novembre 2018

New Plan for U Wisconsin Stevens Point

By Colleen Flaherty. The University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, which previously announced plans to cut 13 majors, on Monday said it will continue to evolve into “a new kind of regional university” and save about half the majors pegged for elimination. More...

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27 novembre 2018

New Data on Adjunct Instructors

By Colleen Flaherty. TIAA Institute on Thursday published findings of a national survey of more than 500 adjunct faculty members. The majority of adjunct instructors are over 40 and primarily teach at a single college or university, “countering common perceptions that faculty is younger and teach at multiple colleges while pursuing a tenure-track position,” according to TIAA. More...

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27 novembre 2018

Logan, Utah

Logan, Utah
Photos from Logan, Utah, and mostly from my walk in the mountains the Sunday following the conference (I'm still not very good at conference photography, though I did get one nice picture of Grace Lin, who presented the OOPS Project along with Luc Chu. By Stephen Downes, Stephen's Web, September 7, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect]. More...

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27 novembre 2018

The Box Is Alive and Well at Many Institutions

By Scott Jaschik. Debate at Princeton illustrates challenges that remain for movement to end admissions questions on criminal history. More...

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