NAICU - The Quality Question

Even though the 2012 NAICU Annual Meeting is history, you can continue to benefit and learn from the many presentations and speeches that were offered, and are now available on line.

New College Affordability Measures

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NAICU Statement on President Obama's Higher Ed Proposals

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Chronicle of Higher Education - Special Report

August 30, 2010

Over the next few months, The Chronicle will explore debates about quality in higher education-how to measure it and how to improve it. This series, known as "Measuring Stick," will cover a broad territory, but it will always be anchored by two sets of questions. First, how should quality in higher education be measured? Second, are higher education's ostensible quality-control mechanisms functioning well?

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