Alabama's Spring Hill College joins growing number of schools slashing tuition to maintain enrollment as students cope with COVID pandemic's economic fallout.
The University of California should continue to require applicants to submit a test score but should also work toward revamping admissions, with an eye toward greater equity, a new report says.
ISAs protect students from getting financially steamrolled and help institutions to consider and, hopefully, implement the necessary business model changes they will need to thrive, says guest columnist Richard Price, a research fellow for higher education at the Clayton Christensen Institute.
When it comes to sex abuse claims, the increasingly litigious climate, coupled with societal inflation of jury awards for abuse cases, has opened up educational institutions to significant risk and potentially bankrupting liability.
Education played a key role in state and federal congressional races, and placed second among issues promoted in gubernatorial campaign ads. Twenty new governors took seats from incumbents, while Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives. Policy analysts said several gubernatorial candidates won on the promise of reforming higher ed systems to provide affordable […]
The Clery Act requires colleges and universities participating in Title IV programs to take many security-related action steps to ensure compliance. In addition to numerous statements of policy, the Annual Security Report must include statistics for certain crimes reported to have occurred on the institution's "Clery geography" during the past three calendar years. The Department […]
Standardized tests, once thought to be the best way to compare students from diverse backgrounds, are criticized as being biased and inconclusive. A small but growing number of colleges have made such testing optional for applicants. Does a test-optional policy result in a more diverse student body or improve attainment and retention rates? Measuring Success: […]
