Jamaal Abdul-AlimHomeRole of Accreditors in Student Learning Discussed WednesdayAccreditors of institutions of higher education should assume greater responsibility for ensuring student learning, an education professor and author of a provocative 2011 book that slammed universities for lack of academic rigor said Wednesday.January 30, 2013HomeNew MOOC Expands Civil Rights InstructionCivil rights historian and award-winning author Taylor Branch is on a mission to make the Civil Rights Movement more prominent in higher education—and he’s teaching a new MOOC on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to do it.January 27, 2013HomeReport Discusses Top Trends in Student EnrollmentTrends “have created a marketplace situation where higher education administrators must think differently and evolve in a manner that responds to the needs of individuals, families and our society.”January 24, 2013StudentsIncoming Freshmen Consider Cost and Value of Degree When Choosing SchoolThe desires to get a good job and earn more money are playing historically high roles in incoming freshmen’s reasons for going to college.January 23, 2013HomeGroup Finds Texas Admissions Policy Does Not Lead to Increased DiversityThe Texas law that guarantees admission into a public university for students who graduate in the top ten percent of their high school class “lives up to some of the expectations of its proponents,” but there is little evidence that the law leads to notable increases in diversity.January 22, 2013African-AmericanCampus Safety Experts Hail President’s Obama’s Executive OrdersOne measure could lead to more federally-funded research into gun violence and another seeks to boost campuses’ ability to respond to emergencies.January 16, 2013HomeReport Explores Differences Among States that Affect College FundingWhen it comes to securing stronger investments in higher education at the state level, it pays to understand how funding decisions get influenced by a complex set of political, economic and cultural dynamics that are unique to a given state.January 10, 2013HomeD.C.’s Controversial Former Chancellor Releases New Ed. Policy Report CardA new report card released Wednesday gives mostly mediocre and poor grades to states on whether their education policies are conducive to raising student achievement. But it was the report card itself that earned some unfavorable marks during its national debut.January 9, 2013StudentsInstitutions Must Invest in Retention Efforts, Panel SaysIn the battle to boost retention and graduation rates, it pays to invest institutional resources for the cause and to dedicate specific staff people to do the job.January 8, 2013HomeFederal Grant to Support Research at Delaware SchoolsResearchers at Delaware State University will collaborate with University of Delaware researchers to establish a new Delaware Center for Neuroscience Research, thanks to an NIH grant.December 26, 2012Previous PagePage 54 of 81Next Page
