Sep 04 Watch Can a cell phone video get your kid into college? By PBS News Hour Colleges and universities are getting increasingly creative with their admissions essay prompts, but a small liberal arts college has set a new precedent. In lieu of recommendation letters, extracurricular activities and test scores, Goucher College in Maryland will accept a… Continue watching
Sep 04 Forget essays, grades, Goucher College to accept video-only applications By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed Can an applicant explain why he or she would thrive at a given college in two minutes? If the applicant wants to enroll at Goucher College, that is pretty much all it will take under a new admissions option being… Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch Summer school motivates college dreams for middle school students By PBS News Hour In St. Paul, Minnesota, students are dancing their way to class -- literally -- in the middle of the summer. This is Breakthrough, an innovative summer program with the sole focus of inspiring low-income, under-resourced middle school students to go… Continue watching
Aug 29 Twitter Chat: Should colleges be run more like businesses? By Nora Daly Few doubt that higher education must adapt to meet the changing needs of students and society. Is a more business-like approach the answer?… Continue reading
Aug 29 Why the backlash against adjuncts is an indictment of the tenure system By Denise Cummins Psychologist Denise Cummins, who has held faculty and research positions at Yale and the University of Illinois, draws upon her own career to argue that tenure is a meaningless distinction between the accomplishments of adjuncts and full-time professors. Continue reading
Aug 29 As student bodies get more diverse, colleges rethink services By Kyla Calvert Mason The demographics of the country's college students are changing. The percentage of black, Latino and Asian students is growing. As students and their needs change, colleges and universities will have to respond. Continue reading
Aug 29 Can universities be embarrassed into raising graduation rates? By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report Indiana is ahead of many other states in widely broadcasting public universities’ and colleges’ success rates as part of an attempt to force rates up. Continue reading
Aug 28 Twitter Chat: What gives a college degree its value? By Nora Daly Given the high cost of higher education, it is tempting to evaluate different courses of study based solely on the return on investment they offer. However, this view neglects to consider the intangible benefits of a liberal arts education. Continue reading
Aug 27 Twitter Chat: Is a college degree worth the cost? By Nora Daly Even with a degree, many college graduates struggle to find work in the current economic climate. As tuition continues to rise, student debt appears to be a growing problem. All this raises the question- is a college degree worth the… Continue reading
Aug 27 The White House plans to rate your college — here’s what you need to know By Kyla Calvert Mason This fall the Obama administration will unveil their proposed formula for the federal college rating system. Continue reading