Policy & Legal: Page 157
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Deep Dive
6 university presidents to watch in 2014
These leaders are championing bold agendas, setting the standard for outreach, or overcoming obstacles threatening their schools.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 28, 2014 -
Are falling college graduation rates a supply-side problem?
Maybe it's more the schools than the students, an author argues.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 28, 2014 -
Report: College enrollment will grow, but more slowly
The Department of Education predicts a 14% increase through 2022.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 28, 2014 -
Are accreditors keeping up with changing education?
Competency-based education is just one trend that might not mesh well with traditional accreditation.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 27, 2014 -
UC Berkeley accused of mishandling sexual assault reports
Thirty-one current and former students have filed federal complaints.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 27, 2014 -
Government sues ITT, alleges predatory lending
The for-profit school pushed students into debt it knew they couldn't handle, the suit says.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 27, 2014 -
Data for 146K IU students compromised in breach
Social security numbers and addresses were among the data accessed.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 26, 2014 -
Can colleges better demonstrate value with student test data?
Usually kept private, the data is now being used by some institutions to prove their worth to skeptical prospects and parents.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 26, 2014 -
Audit criticizes disbursement of $222M to distance education
The federal report says regulators and accreditors aren't doing enough to fight fraud.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 26, 2014 -
Bob Jones University resumes investigation into handling of sexual assault
The school had abruptly halted a group's inquiry.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 26, 2014 -
Southern U. votes to oust chancellor — again
Baton Rouge Chancellor James Llorens is extremely popular in the campus community, but has once again fallen to a divided board.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 25, 2014 -
'Post-racial' generation struggling with race on campus
The federal government has seen a jump in race-related complaints at colleges.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 25, 2014 -
Texas lets students 'comparison shop' colleges online
A new website offers information on tuition, fees, and potential earnings.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 25, 2014 -
Northwestern defends actions in sexual assault investigation
The university denies a lawsuit's claim that it violated Title IX.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 24, 2014 -
CU-Boulder harassment investigators saw confidential files
The consultants who were looking into allegations accessed documents normally kept secret.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 24, 2014 -
Online accreditation and flipped learning: The week's most read education news
Get caught up on President Obama's apology to an art history professor and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 21, 2014 -
California lawmaker wants new community college accreditation process
Schools would be able to choose their accrediting agency under the bill.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 21, 2014 -
UMD hacking exposes data on 309K at two campuses
Student records dating as far back as 1998 at the College Park and Shady Grove campuses were compromised.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 20, 2014 -
College group wants to link its president's salary to janitor's
A salary cap at St. Mary's would limit highest pay to 10 times lowest pay.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 20, 2014 -
Ex-employees file lawsuit against for-profit school
They say the company falsified records to keep government money flowing.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 20, 2014 -
Occidental pledges not to invest in assault weapon manufacturers
The board of trustees voted against such investments at the behest of professors due to the increasing number of mass shootings at schools.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 19, 2014 -
Women at U. of Colorado speak out after harassment report
Six women with ties to Boulder's philosophy department describe the negative impact of releasing a report.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 19, 2014 -
OU dean questions graduates' skills in TEDxOU talk
Professor David Ray's concerns about graduates' skillsets echo those from lawmakers and the workforce.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 18, 2014 -
University workplaces and Olympians: The week's most read education news
Which university is behind 10% of U.S. Olympians?
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 14, 2014 -
Deep Dive
5 issues that threaten academic freedom
Could recent policies set a precedent for academic censorship?
By Gabriel Salkin • Feb. 14, 2014
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