The magazine was founded in 1970, sponsored by the
American Association for Higher Education, published in
Washington, D.C. by
Heldref Publications. By 1979, the magazine was taken over by
Heldref Publications. After the Association ceased operating in 2005, the magazine was sponsored by the
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching until 2016, when its sponsorship was switched to the
Council for Higher Education Accreditation. ==References==