A recent study shows that most colleges do not require history majors to take a course in U.S. history—findings that have been met with backlash from some and nonchalance from others. According to a July report on...
Skeptics of new accountability will push back by saying that “colleges are not businesses.” They’re right. If colleges were businesses, the quality of a bachelor’s degree would rise and its price tag would fall....
At a time when a number of small colleges and universities are rethinking and shrinking their curricula due to budget, enrollment and other concerns — in some cases shuttering programs in what are traditionally...
Sounding a tad exasperated, a Texas Supreme Court justice told participants at a legislative forum that many young Americans have too little knowledge about basic U.S. civics and history. “Get this,” Don Willett said...
Facing a projected $79 million deficit as state budget negotiations are about to begin, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is seeking help from outside experts to realign operations that Chancellor Frank Brogan...
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