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Accreditors Are Sleeping on the Job
The accrediting agencies’ collective failure to hold low-performing colleges accountable against objective standards harms students and taxpayers, Jay Urwitz writes.
Should Class Participation Be Graded?
The pandemic laid bare course policies and practices that disadvantage some students. Now, some say that professors should cool it with awarding participation points.
University of Arizona Pursues Switch to Western Accreditor
The shift away from the Higher Learning Commission is possible because the WASC Senior College and University Commission has broadened its scope to include institutions wherever they reside.
New Campaign Wants to Prove ‘College Is Worth It’
The National Association of System Heads begins an initiative to bolster the public’s view of higher education by demonstrating—and where necessary improving—how the institutions drive social mobility and individual "prosperity."
Data's Role in Student and Institutional Success
"Data's Role in Student and Institutional Success" is a new print-on-demand compilation from Inside Higher Ed.
The Public’s Growing Doubts About College ‘Value’
Americans aren’t questioning the importance of higher education, but they’re concerned it is unaffordable and unavailable for too many people. Experts dig into the data.
Leveling the Playing Field for Social Capital
Can technology help equalize students’ access to relationships that provide support, information and opportunity?
Economic Mobility Through a Different Lens
A new Economic Mobility Index highlights postgraduation outcomes of colleges that serve high numbers of low-income students.