This week, Pennsylvania State University’s board of trustees was poised to select a new president. Now, it appears a vote is weeks—possibly months—away. Board chairman Keith Masser, who said last month he expected a...
The steady march toward competency-based measures of college effectiveness continues. And it cannot be too long before these measures become serious competition to obsolete and misleading quasi-measures such as seat time and traditional grades....
An abrupt about-face by Penn State officials who canceled a public meeting to name a university president on Friday triggered more complaints from critics who say the university’s culture of secrecy erodes public trust....
Ben Novak knows well how Penn State trustee Anthony Lubrano and possibly other university trustees are feeling about being treated as “sheep” in the university presidential selection process. The former Penn State trustee, who...
Host Beatrice Schultz interviewed ACTA’s vice presidentof policy, Michael Poliakoff, about the recently released 2013-14 edition of What Will They Learn?. Listen to the whole interview here.
Beginning in 1999, Kiplinger’s has published the best values in private colleges and universities. This year, our lists take on special significance. President Obama recently proposed tying federal financial aid to colleges’ performance, based...
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