Adult & Post-Traditional

In his annual column, Wick Sloane reports on how the nation's most selective colleges are faring on admitting undergraduate veterans. As ever, modestly better, but not so well.

Syracuse University has purposefully increased its student veteran population -- a core element of its strategic plan.

A nonpartisan study is needed before the federal government makes any sweeping policy changes that would affect student veterans' benefits, writes Daniel Elkins.

Report features broad new data on 36 million Americans who left college without a credential, including 3.8 million who returned to college in the last five years, nearly one million of whom completed.

Marketing firm describes four personas of adult learners, arguing for more nuance in serving one of higher education's most sought-after populations.

The accreditation system worked -- slowly -- for an unusual start-up college aimed at adult students, according to a case study by the American Council on Education.

Veterans' organizations see negotiations over the Higher Education Act as an opportunity to tighten a federal exemption they say makes service members target of aggressive marketing by for-profit colleges.

Two Virginia universities announced ambitious expansions when Amazon selected its second headquarters. Nine months on, Virginia Tech has made more progress than George Mason in securing funding.