As more colleges make dual-enrollment classes available online, new options are emerging for structuring classes, boosting student/teacher interaction and ensuring content rigor. Here are some successful approaches. More...
Fewer Americans are majoring in education, but will students pay the price?
College students hitting the books these days are far less likely to be learning about teaching — and that could be putting future generations’ educational attainment at risk. More...
Mission College gets a facelift with student center
A South Bay college got a much needed facelift Wednesday that will make life much easier for its 7,000 students. More...
Trump and DeVos call for massive cuts to college student aid programs
The Trump administration is seeking to slash nearly $4 billion in annual funding for student aid programs, but the two-year budget deal signed into law last week complicates that proposal. More...
The Berea College carve-out
President Trump and his congressional allies keep trying to protect their own constituents and allies from the agenda they’re putting in place for the rest of the country. It’s happened on offshore drilling, health care and taxes. More...
New initiative seeks to streamline classroom scheduling
Anyone who has scheduled classroom space at the University of Arkansas knows it can be a challenge. Determining the classroom type, technology needs and location is overwhelming even to the most seasoned veteran. More...
Student aid would fall by $15B under GOP bill
Americans enrolling in college over the next decade would receive about $15 billion less in subsidies than under current law if House Republicans pass their education bill, according to an official estimate Tuesday. More...
Mercer University students grill Trump’s lawyer
Students at Mercer University wore rainbow flags around their shoulders and sat in silent protest Wednesday, while Jay Sekulow, personal counsel to President Donald Trump and chief counsel at the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), delivered the school’s Founders’ Day address. More...
HBCUs are healthier and more vital than graduation rates indicate
The AJC’s series on Historically Black Colleges and Universities is drawing a lot of comments, including a response today from the president of Dillard University in New Orleans, Walter M. Kimbrough. More...
Going by the book at college
Most young couples spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to get their kids a college education. It takes a while, because costs associated with such a mission are considerable. More...