Federal Pressures Mount for Private Universities Source: Times Observer, World Journalism Institute By: Bryanna Hampton Private higher education institutions will face new government regulations, which critics say are intrusive and threaten the independence of private and religious colleges. The U.S. Department of Education will enforce new rules from the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, which define a credit hour for all schools and require institutions to publicize tuition costs and the lump sum of all fees. The rules take effect July 1 for higher education institutions nationwide. Online Learning Portals: Customizing Colleges Right Out of Higher Education? Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education By: David Glenn Students could start bypassing admissions offices and creating learning portfolios that they can take directly to employers. Other Departments' Business Source: Inside Higher Ed By: Kevin KileyColleges should integrate liberal arts into business majors to produce better professionals, Carnegie Foundation report argues. College, too easy for its own good - Opinion Piece Source: Los Angeles Times By: Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa We recently tracked several thousand students as they moved through and graduated from a diverse set of more than two dozen colleges and universities, and we found consistent evidence that many students were not being appropriately challenged. Not surprisingly, given such a widespread lack of academic rigor, about a third of students failed to demonstrate significant gains in critical thinking, complex reasoning and writing ability during their four years of college.
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