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Chronicle of Higher Education This link opens in a new window
Includes news and current articles related to higher education

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Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Find peer-reviewed journals, full text periodicals, reports, and books across multiple subjects.
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LearnTechLib
Find journals, books, and conference papers on educational technology and elearning.

ERIC This link opens in a new window
Find articles and documents in all areas of education.
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Business Source Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Find articles from academic journals and business magazines, as well as company profiles, market research, and industry reports.

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PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Find articles, dissertations, and book chapters in psychology and behavioral health.
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Google Scholar
Provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. Don’t ever pay for an article in Google Scholar before you check to see if you can get it for free from the library.

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Find abstracts and citations to journal articles, dissertations, conference proceedings, and books in sociology and other related social sciences.

Reports

State Report Cards Map (2017). From Education Week.
NMC Horizon Report > 2017 Higher Education Edition. Identifies emerging technologies likely to have an impact on learning and teaching.
The Almanac of Higher Education 2017-18. From The Chronicle of Higher Education.
The Condition of Education 2017. Summarizes important developments and trends in education using latest available data. Issued by National Center for Education Statistics.
A Stronger Nation (2017). State-by-state college attainment statistics. From the Lumina Foundation.
What Students, Alumni, and Employers Think About For-Profit Colleges (2014). From PublicAgenda.org.
The Degree Qualifications Profile (2014). A new framework for defining the learning and quality that college degrees should signify. From the Lumina Foundation.
Minority-Serving Institutions: Doing More with Less (2014). From the Institute for Higher Education Policy.
Making Sense of the System: Financial Aid for the 21st-Century Student (2013). An outline of 13 federal policy recommendations. From the Institute for Higher Education Policy.
Committing to Quality: Guidelines for Assessment and Accountability in Higher Education (2012). From the New Leadership Alliance for Student Learning and Accountability.
Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning (2010). From the U.S. Department of Education.
College Access for the Working Poor: Overcoming Burdens to Succeed in Higher Education (2007). From the Institute for Higher Education Policy.
A Test of Leadership: Charting the Future of U.S. Higher Education (Spellings Commission Report) (2006). From the Department of Education.

Websites

National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.:As a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, the National Center prepares analyses of pressing policy issues facing the states and the nation regarding opportunity and achievement in higher education. [Tip: Use the 'Reports' icon at the top of the page, or 'Reports by Subject' on the left side of the page.]
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): The U.S. is one of 34 member countries. OECD's Education topic page includes statistics, publications, and documents. [Tip: Click on the 'Higher education and adult learning' link on the left side of the page.]
Center for 21^st Century Universities (at Georgia Tech): Its "In the News" page rounds up articles about emerging issues in higher education.
Open Future of Higher Ed, Google Sites: Looks at how higher education will be reinvented in an open world.
Resources, Lumina Foundation: This private, independent foundation aims to increase students’ access to and success in college.
Information Center for Higher Education Policymaking and Analysis: National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS). Provides state-level higher education data and information.
Google Scholar: Search scholarly resources for articles, theses, books, and abstracts. Some full-text links are provided. You might have to search for others using library search or find them on the web.
ProCon.org: See its Education section.

Financial aid

Student Aid and Loans, Inside Higher Ed
College Affordability and Completion, U.S. Department of Education: Provides links to blogs, speeches, and other resources.
College Affordability and Transparency Center, U.S. Department of Education: Information about college costs at America’s colleges and universities.
Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education: Detailed information about financial aid options.
Information Center for Higher Education Policymaking and Analysis, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS): Select the tabs for College Affordability and Higher Education Finance.
Beyond Financial Aid: from the Lumina Foundation

Student success

College Affordability and Completion, U.S. Department of Education: Links to blogs, speeches, other resources.
Resources, Lumina Foundation: The goal of this private, independent foundation is to increase students’ access to and success in college.
Resources on Transfer and Community Colleges: from EdPath.
Information Center for Higher Education Policymaking and Analysis, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS): Select the tabs for Educational Attainment and Persistence and Completion.

Public policy

Policy Overview, U.S. Department of Education: Links to legislation, regulations, guidance, and other policy documents.
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP): This nonpartisan, nonprofit organization promotes access to and success in higher education for all students.
Complete College America: This nonprofit organization works with states to increase the number of Americans with college degrees. It offers stats, reports, and recommendations.
Information Center for Higher Education Policymaking and Analysis, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS).

Accreditation

Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA)
The U.S. Department of Education's web page about Accreditation in the United States provides a good overview of the accreditation process.
Association of American Medical Colleges
American Bar Association, which accredits law schools
ABET, which accredits engineering schools
Also see a directory of other accrediting organizations.

Assessment & accountability

Assessment and Accountability topic, Inside Higher Ed
Information Center for Higher Education Policymaking and Analysis, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS): Select the Efficiency and Effectiveness tab.
New Leadership Alliance for Student Learning and Accountability

Access & demographics

Complete College America: This nonprofit organization works with states to increase the number of Americans with college degrees and to close attainment gaps for traditionally underrepresented populations.
Information Center for Higher Education Policymaking and Analysis, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS): Select the College Access tab.

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