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Management-Based Regulation of Higher Education

Management-Based Regulation of Higher Education

Regulation of higher education has long been “management-based”—and under attack for being ineffectual.

Types of Regulation

Types of Regulation

Those seeking to reform the regulation of higher education must understand the available tools.

Learning from the “College Rating System” Debate

Learning from the “College Rating System” Debate

The Obama Administration’s failed effort to establish a rating system holds implications for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.

Improving Higher Education Regulation

Improving Higher Education Regulation

In a six-part series, Provost Wendell Pritchett explains why reforming higher education requires careful analysis of the fundamentals of regulation.

RegBlog Celebrates Fifth Anniversary with Panel of Top Regulatory Thinkers

RegBlog Celebrates Fifth Anniversary with Panel of Top Regulatory Thinkers

Panel organized by RegBlog and Penn Program on Regulation examines upcoming election’s implications for regulation.

Week in Review

Week in Review

The U.S. and China pledge to sign Paris Climate Agreement, multi-agency rule bans religious groups from discriminating against social services recipients, and more…

Is Dungeness Crab Safe to Eat?

Is Dungeness Crab Safe to Eat?

California regulators lift ban on commercial fishing following health, economic, and environmental concerns.

Clearer Skies Await

Clearer Skies Await

International fuel efficiency standards for aircraft near enactment.

Federal Agency Tackles Health Care Gap for Transgender Soldiers

Federal Agency Tackles Health Care Gap for Transgender Soldiers

A proposed rule would cover certain gender transition services for military members.

New Regulation Could Actually Reduce Access to Investment Advice

New Regulation Could Actually Reduce Access to Investment Advice

Study highlights the potential value of professional investment advice—and the cost of curbing access to it.

Week in Review

Week in Review

The DOL takes a step toward regulating retirement investment advisers, OSHA issues a rule to protect workers from silica dust, and more…

The Best Way to Implement the Clean Power Plan

The Best Way to Implement the Clean Power Plan

Energy policy expert argues that imposing a price on carbon is vital to implementing the Clean Power Plan.