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

University Business

However, some colleges are opting to redesign degrees that can be completed in 90 to 100 credits while guaranteeing better retention and graduation rates for students enrolled in traditional degree programs. “Colleges and universities need to step it up,” he says. “There’s a lot of competition going on.”

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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. Education is a center of much vitriolic partisan debate in America. He has stated that the revisions were made after input from professors and in accordance with "longstanding A.P. principles."

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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.

district judge in the case,quite admirably, said they’re absolutely right and threw out the conflict of interest policy that justified this. In most cases we didn’t even hear back. And several of the professors filed a lawsuit, and the U. But he pointed out in his decision, he said, you know what?