By Arthur Levine. Competency-based education, which focuses on the results of education — what students have learned — rather than the process of education — number of courses taken, credits earned, seat time served — is hot. Google it and you get hundreds of thousands of choices. More...
By David D. Perlmutter. At a leadership conference almost a decade ago, I met an incoming dean who had no previous academic experience except being a student. He was, in fact, a longtime business professional with a list of impressive "real world" accomplishments. More...
By Mary Ellen McIntire. It's no secret that women seeking to get a foothold in STEM fields often face serious impediments. Here's another potential one: Junior male medical researchers are more likely than their female peers to land sizable start-up packages from some of the nation’s top research institutions and hospitals, according to a study released on Wednesday. More...
By Amy Werbel. Americans have been reading a lot lately about the state of speech on college campuses. Stories about canceled contracts, resignations, disinvited speakers, racist songs, sexist banners, and trigger warnings have spilled into mainstream news outlets and the blogosphere. More...
By Vimal Patel. Do American universities produce too many Ph.D.s?
It’s a decades-old question that has intensified in recent years as worries about a stagnant academic-job market, record graduate-student debt, and the often-tough working conditions for doctoral students have grown. More...
By Ellen Wexler. When Sweet Briar announced that it planned to close its doors back in March, traffic on the college’s website was so heavy that the servers crashed. For many, the news meant renewed anxiety over the fate of small liberal-arts colleges. For Ray Brown, it meant another name to add to his list. More...
By Kelly Field. When President Obama announced the release of a new federal College Scorecard in his weekly address on Saturday, he said the website would give Americans "access to reliable data on every institution of higher education." More...
By Kelly Field. The White House is taking new steps toward simplifying the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the much-maligned form that provides access to billions of dollars in federal grants and loans for postsecondary education. More...
By Kelly Field. The White House is taking new steps toward simplifying the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the much-maligned form that provides access to billions of dollars in federal grants and loans for postsecondary education. More...
Par Antoine Desprez. Lors d’une conférence de presse commune, la ministre de l’Éducation nationale Najat Vallaud-Belkacem et le secrétaire d’État chargé de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche Thierry Mandon ont évoqué la rentrée universitaire 2015. Voir l'article...
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