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College Sports: A Work in Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Akilah Carter-Francique, the dean of Education, Health and Human Services at Benedict College and former executive director of the Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change at San Jose State University, says student-athletes have a huge voice in challenging the status quo. Filed in 2009 and decided in 2015, O’Bannon v.

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Can the three-year bachelor's degree become a reality?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Huddled around a table in the Georgetown University Alumni House, roughly two dozen academics convened last week to address two of the most persistent challenges in higher education: improving student outcomes and lowering the cost of a bachelor’s degree. For Zemsky, the idea has been in motion for well over a decade.