Did the $77 billion given by Congress to institutions of higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a large portion earmarked for students, really make a difference? Emergency funds funneled by colleges and universities indeed were consequential as nearly 90% of recipients said they experienced less stress and were able to concentrate more clearly on […]

As a former first-generation student who put herself through undergraduate and graduate school, Jana Hunzicker understands the value of persistence and earning credentials. Now Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the College of Education and Health Sciences at her alma mater, Bradley University, she believes that the right supports and connections can uplift even the […]

Bucolic. Stately. Pristine. Iconic. Beautiful. Those are among the many doting words that the editors at Architectural Digest have used to describe what they consider to be the 53 Prettiest College Campuses in America for 2022. Purely subjective but incredibly spot on, AD’s photo-driven list showcases the most spectacular—and some of the most sustainable—wonders of […]

Calling it a “natural progression of our efforts to improve the overall well-being” of its campus, the University of Michigan will be installing a ban on e-cigarettes and other similar vaping devices and products by the middle of November. Although U-M first adopted smoking bans in 1987 and further measures over the next two decades, […]

Day after day this semester, gun violence has gripped the city of Philadelphia in areas just outside Temple University’s campus. The headlines speak for themselves: “8-year-old girl grazed in the head by stray bullet from ambush shooting near Temple University” “Man shot during gun battle in McDonald’s parking lot near Temple’s campus” “Senseless: Fatal shooting […]

Faculty in higher education are only spending 13% of their time truly engaging with students but working more hours on other tasks, leading to increasing questions about their willingness to remain in their positions long term. A new Faces of Faculty survey of more than 1,000 professors and instructors by education technology provider Cengage raises […]

Western Governors University president says, 'there's something about just saying we’ve got to disrupt this centuries-old convention that exists.'

Radenka Maric, the second woman to lead Connecticut's flagship university and a respected engineer, is the 'perfect change agent' to lead it into the future.