The Other 85 Percent

Not that we need more reminders about just how dire the effects of the economic downturn have been for public colleges and universities, but the California State University System has announced that it will reduce enrollment by more than 40,000 students next year. That is happening despite increasing demand.
We all know that 40,000 students is [...]

In this Chronicle of Higher Education article, Christopher C. Morphew and Barrett J. Taylor, a professor and a doctoral student in educational leadership, describe their finding that schools often use multiple mission statements, in part to influence their standing in the U.S. News and World Report rankings. As they write, this may or may not [...]

The SAT and ACT exams have long been used in admissions by land-based colleges and universities.  However, Inside Higher Ed reports that this is changing.  The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), in a major shift, is encouraging colleges to “consider dropping the SAT or ACT as admission requirements.”  The news report states that [...]

Recently, Alan Contreras, the administrator of the Oregon Office of Degree Authorization, spoke to college and university presidents and board members at the annual meeting of the North Central Association of Colleges and School’s Higher Learning Commission annual meeting. He stated that, in his view, there are three critical variables that higher education institutions [...]

An earlier post to this blog dealt with Transparency by Design, an effort by a dozen higher education institutions – Capella University included – that serve adult students at a distance to publicly report on what those students will actually learn.  Recently, Bob Morse of U.S. News & World Report, commented on Transparency by Design [...]