Students get too many soft electives and too few core courses, these experts say. Despite the upturn in the job market, many recent graduates are unemployed or underemployed, and the cautionary tale of the...
So far, more than 80 million Americans have tuned in to watch this year’s presidential and vice-presidential debates. Nowhere has the attention been more pronounced than on the host campuses themselves. The last debate...
A new nationwide poll says a big chunk of people don’t even know when Election Day is. The poll from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni and conducted by polling firm GfK said 37...
On a warm, sunny day last month at the University of Iowa, head football coach Kirk Ferentz wore a white shirt and gold-striped tie to a special announcement about his future. He had just signed the deal...
For many college students, taking core and general education requirements is a drag. But it could be that we need more core requirements, not fewer. A report released by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni found that...
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