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The Review | OpinionWe Can’t Tolerate Bad College Programs Anymore
Students, colleges, and taxpayers all deserve better. -
'He Was Singling Us Out'
As Tensions With the Faculty Mounted, This College President Blogged His Grievances
Robin Capehart’s relationship with professors at West Virginia’s Bluefield State University was already strained. Then he publicly insulted them. -
Advice
Why Your College Should Join the Intellectual-Disability Movement
Advice on how to create campus programs to help students with cognitive disabilities continue their education. -
Troubling Practices
Students Say Baker College Set Them Up to Fail. Now the Feds Are Investigating.
According to a notice from the college’s accreditor, the U.S. Education Department’s Office of Federal Student Aid is reviewing Baker’s recruitment and marketing practices. -
'Uphill Battle'
Florida’s Governor Escalates a Yearslong Fight With College Accreditors
Ron DeSantis, a Republican running to be the party’s presidential nominee in 2024, sued the Biden administration this week, arguing that accreditation agencies have too much power. -
Academic Integrity
Michigan’s Striking Graduate Students Ask: Where Did These Grades Come From?
As the grading deadline loomed, grad-student instructors allege the university pressured faculty to submit falsified grades. Now the university’s accreditor is investigating. -
A New Approach
This Year, One Major College Ranker Is Turning From Rankings to Ratings
Colleges can get anything from two-and-a-half to five stars. -
Governance
North Carolina Has Ideas for Tempering Politics on Public-College Boards. Will They Go Anywhere?
A state commission appointed to reform higher-ed governance released its recommendations this week. -
Data
Who Does Your College Think Its Peers Are?
The Chronicle compiled the peer institutions for nearly 1,500 institutions from the 2021-22 year. -
Debating Points
Why Are Trump and DeSantis Talking About Accreditation?
The contenders for the Republican presidential nomination say they plan to harness the wonky process to set higher ed straight. Experts are skeptical.
