Some see growing pains, others a sign of trouble; a look at how a prediction about jobs requiring ed beyond high school by 2020 panned out; and more.
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By Lee Gardner

A $43-million loss last year was due in part to marketing costs. And the institution expects to turn a profit this year. (PREMIUM)

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By Lee Gardner

Liberty, Grand Canyon, Western Governors, and a few other universities have found a new way to play the game that many colleges are losing. Could they one day lay claim to a significant share of the nation’s new college students? (PREMIUM)

The Edge
By Goldie Blumenstyk

The widespread prediction came true earlier than expected, although the significance of that is a mixed bag. And where the trends are going from here is equally fuzzy.

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By Julia Piper

Student-success positions are on the rise as colleges realize they need to improve completion to stay competitive. (PREMIUM)

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Even as the overall numbers of history and English majors dropped, some colleges were graduating hundreds of majors in those fields. (PREMIUM)

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Current growth in the U.S. cannabis industry is expected to support at least 414,000 jobs by 2021. To support this new job market, universities are making changes to train students for future careers.

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“Since I was in graduate school, I have had a problem with the exclusive use of the third-person voice,” the MIT professor says.

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