ACE’s Center for Internationalization and Global Engagement’s 2014 report, Mapping International Joint and Dual Degrees: U.S. Program Profiles and Perspectives explores the landscape of such programs in the United States, including characteristics and policies, academic focus areas, partner locations and programmatic challenges, and their role in broader institutional strategy and planning.
Author: Laurie Arnston
Will Performance-Based Funding Further Disadvantage Disadvantaged Students?
Performance-based funding (PBF) is becoming increasingly popular as an accountability tool to reward higher education institutions for specific student outcomes. Despite its popularity, however, a substantial body of empirical evidence shows PBF can have troubling and unintended impacts. With this in mind, Lyle McKinney and Linda Serra Hagedorn look at the Texas Student Success Points Model.
Leaders of Minority-Serving Institutions: Perspectives of Promises to Keep
NADOHE: Building a Global and Inclusive Campus Climate
What Will “College 2050” Look Like?
Higher Education Policy: Left, Right, and Center
State Financial Aid in the Twenty-First Century
Belle Wheelan Receives 2015 John Hope Franklin Award
Sexual Assault on Campus—Prevention and Response: A High Level Overview
Alexander to Higher Education Leaders: Rally Lawmakers in Support of Streamlining Federal Regulations
Promising Practices for Collaboratively Serving Military Student Populations
Competency-Based Education Gains New Ground
Partnering with Flat World, Brandman University (CA) offers an online competency-based bachelor’s degree in business administration (BBA). Competency-based education (CBE) allows students to demonstrate skills and knowledge in a given domain through competency-based assessments instead of through accumulation of credit hours. Brandman Chancellor Gary Brahm spoke to ACE Annual Meeting attendees about the partnership in Monday’s session, “Competency-Based Education: An Investment in the Future.”