North Carolina Focused on Getting College Dropouts to Complete Their Degrees
Almost a million North Carolinians have some college experience but didn't finish a degree, and the reasons differ as to why. On EdNC.
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Degree Success in North Carolina: Race Disparities Remain
Community colleges will confront a higher ed landscape where a major challenge will be figuring out how to educate black and Latino students as well as white students. On EdNC.
Offering an Exam to Test Out of College
Creating a college equivalent of the GED could help employment prospects for students who couldn't attend college or serve as a measuring stick for how well a college educates its students. On Forbes.
Confronting Suicide on Campus
Privacy laws and vague statues can leave colleges to decide when they can reach out to parents about struggling students—as suicide attempts on campus tick slightly upward. On The New York Times.
Cleaning House at Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma's new president started cutting top administrators and reducing staff on his first day in office as part of reducing a growing budget gap. On Inside Higher Ed.
How the Janus Ruling Could Change College Campuses
Public-university unions could change in response to member demands rather than pursuing ideological crusades. On City Journal.
The Allure of Income-Sharing Agreements for Coding Boot Camps
Tying program cost to economic success has been alluring for some boot camps, but that funding structure could cause unexpected problems. On The Atlantic.
Federal Ban on Student Data Collection May Be Near Its End
After a high-ranking Senate Republican gave his support to collecting more student data, some experts see the current ban's fate to die as inevitable. On Inside Higher Ed.
Throwing Out Racial Preferences in University Admissions
John McWhorter wants to hit the reset button on using race in determining who will go to college. On the American Interest.
UNC Law Wants to Lure Students with Entrepreneurship Program
The program will offer legal counsel to businesses who normally could not afford it and train law students for their careers. On the Daily Tar Heel.