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
Aug 27 New degree program is big test for MOOC-style higher ed By Timothy Pratt, The Hechinger Report Advocates of online higher education hope this first-ever attempt by an elite institution to offer an entire computer-science graduate program in a MOOC-style format will prove the value of so-called massively open online courses. Continue reading
Aug 27 How lacrosse, China and adjuncts are changing higher ed By Scott Jaschik and Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed Higher education is facing great pressure to change -- both in the administrative offices and in the classrooms. Here are five less-visible developments on college campuses -- with implications big and small for students and their families. Continue reading
Aug 25 Competing college rankings take different views of what matters By Kirk Carapezza, WGBH The country’s best known college rankings are probably those published every year by U.S. News and World Report. While the rankings sell magazines and advertising, their influence is often criticized as pushing colleges to drive up admissions criteria and drive… Continue reading
Aug 25 Colleges adjust to new reality that more students juggle work, family By Kyla Calvert Mason Marshall University in West Virginia is seeing a national trend up-close, Between 2000 and 2011, the number of people 25 and older enrolled in college increased 41 percent. At Marshall, nearly 20 percent of students are over 25. The campus… Continue reading