Academic providers must strengthen their data systems to better analyze how effective their short-term programs are, declares a new report from EdTrust.
Elon University, a private university based in the liberal arts in North Carolina, recently announced that it's promising that 90% of its students will reach a foundational level of "data competency" by the time they graduate.
The number of scientific papers retracted due to fraudulent peer review and research misconduct has eclipsed 10,000 for the first time in 2023, according to Nature, a British scientific journal. A decade ago, retractions were just a tenth of what they are now.
Colleges racing to evolve their academic programs may be overlooking critical thinking, an essential skill students need to survive an ever-shifting marketplace driven by employer expectations and evolving tech trends.
More respondents chose a "college with the best program for my (my child’s) career interests" (38%) than they did a "college with the best academic reputation" (11%) as the two top factors in the selection process, according to The Princeton Review's 2023 College Hopes & Worries Survey Report.
Above all, students want access to course information regarding technology use and instructors' expectations and syllabi prior to enrolling in an online course, according to a just-released study.
Although U.S. News recently released its rankings for the Best Global Universities, this list from Research.com is unique in that its main focus is to measure the impact and contributions of researchers from higher ed institutions worldwide.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, participation in the programs declined by 96% compared to the previous year, according to a new report from Open Doors.
