Academic providers must strengthen their data systems to better analyze how effective their short-term programs are, declares a new report from EdTrust.
In the week ahead, some colleges can begin building reduced-credit programs and maybe even expect more high school students to enroll right after graduation.
North Carolina students and academic advisors now can use one online portal to access the college credit transfer guidelines of nearly 100 institutions. Other states are also improving their pathways to drive degree attainment.
Colleges and universities struggling to communicate how their OER initiative is saving students money and boosting ROI may need these four tips from the Midwestern Higher Education Compact.
A trio of retirement announcements and a pair of presidents stepping down—including Michael Drake of the University of California system—dominate this edition.
Colorado is guaranteeing a "seamless transfer of course credit" and becomes the first state to require four-year universities to report which two-year credits they accept and reject. Lawmakers believe it will curb college costs and increase graduation rates.
There is value in taking the long view. Although academia has plenty of valid causes for concern, I also believe the next generation of university leaders has many reasons for optimism.
As quality assurance tightens across online learning, colleges and universities can now better gauge how much value course-sharing consortiums are providing to students.
