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Can these colleges, accreditors breathe new life into a bachelor’s degree?

University Business

. “It’s the fear of the unknown,” says Sonny Ramaswamy, president of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). ” Some institutions already champion three-year degree programs that don’t break from the credit requirement.

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Should African Americans Trust the College Board with African American Studies?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, David Coleman, head of The College Board, insists that the changes were not due to political pressure. Harvard adopted testing in 1934 to select scholarship recipients followed by many other institutions. Education is a center of much vitriolic partisan debate in America. principles."

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A brief history of the ‘honorific’ Oxbridge M.A. degree

HEPI

It would be easy to assume this is a permanent historical quirk dating back to the foundation of these universities, in the Middle Ages for Oxford and Cambridge, and 1592 for Trinity College, Dublin. 15] By contrast, the Trinity College Dublin Commission in 1853 was more reform-minded. But this would be incorrect. B.D., &c.

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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

The Change Leader, Inc.

The Case of New College: A Blueprint for Political Overreach One of the report’s most startling revelations is the takeover of New College. This incident is viewed not just as an isolated event but as a potential template for future actions in other institutions. Demonstrating leadership in such situations is crucial.