Jamaal Abdul-AlimHomeDuncan: Sequestration Cuts Could Take a Major Toll on Higher EdU.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Thursday pleaded with a Senate committee to stave off the 10 percent across-the-board cuts set to take place throughout the federal government on March 1.February 14, 2013HomePSMs: ‘A New Creature’ on the Higher Education LandscapeA steadily growing number of students—including underrepresented minorities—are enrolling in and graduating from PSMs, according to a new survey released this month by the Council of Graduate Schools.February 10, 2013StudentsHigher Education Leaders Wary of Increased Federal OversightAdministrators see more regulation coming down the road, and they say complying with existing regulations is partly to blame for the rising cost of education.February 5, 2013InternationalGallup Poll: Americans See Higher Education as Essential, yet Often UnaffordableThe poll found that 71 percent of Americans view higher education as important to a person’s financial security in the future.February 5, 2013StudentsCollege Administrators Discuss Dealing With Increased Government InvolvementInstitutions are anticipating more scrutiny, more accountability and more unfunded reporting requirements.February 4, 2013HomeRole of Accreditors in Student Learning Discussed WednesdayAccreditors of institutions of higher education should assume greater responsibility for ensuring student learning, an education professor and author of a provocative 2011 book that slammed universities for lack of academic rigor said Wednesday.January 30, 2013HomeNew MOOC Expands Civil Rights InstructionCivil rights historian and award-winning author Taylor Branch is on a mission to make the Civil Rights Movement more prominent in higher education—and he’s teaching a new MOOC on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to do it.January 27, 2013HomeReport Discusses Top Trends in Student EnrollmentTrends “have created a marketplace situation where higher education administrators must think differently and evolve in a manner that responds to the needs of individuals, families and our society.”January 24, 2013StudentsIncoming Freshmen Consider Cost and Value of Degree When Choosing SchoolThe desires to get a good job and earn more money are playing historically high roles in incoming freshmen’s reasons for going to college.January 23, 2013HomeGroup Finds Texas Admissions Policy Does Not Lead to Increased DiversityThe Texas law that guarantees admission into a public university for students who graduate in the top ten percent of their high school class “lives up to some of the expectations of its proponents,” but there is little evidence that the law leads to notable increases in diversity.January 22, 2013Previous PagePage 53 of 80Next Page
