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Will Higher Education Roar in the '20s?

John Katzman describes the changes that colleges and universities will -- or should -- make in the next decade.

Completion Rates Rising, Slowly

The latest report from the National Student Clearinghouse finds completion rates still rising across all sectors in higher education, but with a slowing pace.

Boosting Retention at FedEx

To slow turnover at its hubs, FedEx Express partnered with the University of Memphis to front the cost of a bachelor's degree. Some question whether this partnership results in real education for employees.

Bipartisan Movement in Washington

Senator Alexander backs a bill aimed at recruiting of student veterans by for-profits, a compromise amid negotiations with Democrats over his proposed package of higher education bills.
Opinion

Veterans Day, November 2019

In his annual column, Wick Sloane reports on how the nation's most selective colleges are faring on admitting undergraduate veterans. As ever, modestly better, but not so well.
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At Last, at Last, a Shining Exception

Syracuse University has purposefully increased its student veteran population -- a core element of its strategic plan.
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Don't Play Politics With Student Veterans

A nonpartisan study is needed before the federal government makes any sweeping policy changes that would affect student veterans' benefits, writes Daniel Elkins.

Some College, No Degree

Report features broad new data on 36 million Americans who left college without a credential, including 3.8 million who returned to college in the last five years, nearly one million of whom completed.