Several education groups are pushing for a major reform in how the United States handles school accreditation, arguing the current system raises costs for both schools and students while allowing unaccountable officials undue influence....
American higher education faces unprecedented challenges: costs are too high, educational quality is often too low and student debt seems destined to continue increasing. In fact, here in Pennsylvania, the average student debt is...
There were many Roosevelts in that room on E. 76thStreet. On St. Patrick’s Day in 1905, future president Franklin Delano Roosevelt watched his fiancée, also named Roosevelt, enter the drawing room of an upscale...
California is poised to become the first state to require all colleges that receive state funds to strengthen their policies on sexual assault by mandating that students give active consent to one another before...
Penn State University tied for 48th place in best national universities, slipping from 37th place last year, according to US News & World Report’s rankings of 1,365 schools. In the new 2014 rankings, Penn State also ranked ranked 14th among...
Most Oklahomans would be hard pressed to name a single person charged with the responsibility for the state’s colleges and universities other than perhaps a few highly recognizable school presidents. In a new report,...
To the Editor: Milton Greenberg’s essay “You Don’t Need a Search Firm to Hire a President” (The Chronicle, September 1) is timely, refreshing, and encouraging. Only a respected and retired senior leader in higher education could have...
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