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The University of Baltimore set clear sustainability goals when it began planning its new law school building. “It had to be [LEED] Platinum, but it also had to be an […]
Boston is taking the lead in keeping college athletes safe during games. Its city council recently approved the College Athlete Head Injury Gameday Safety Protocol—legislation that bans athletes who have […]
Fraternities are in flux as institutions struggle to find a balance between maintaining tradition and keeping students safe. Among recent developments, Wesleyan University in Connecticut ordered fraternities to become co-educational […]
Conservation on campus is about saving money and electricity at a time of lagging state funding and soaring global demand for power. Worldwide energy use is slated to jump 56 […]
More transfer students will now have the chance to obtain an associate degree—with-out extra administrative burden—thanks to a Lumina Foundation grant that National Student Clearinghouse received to provide an automated […]
In an era where many campus security efforts are being amplified, some schools are relaxing certain policies around prospective students’ criminal backgrounds. In New York, Dowling College, St. John’s University […]
The contemporary campus recreation center has graduated from yesterday’s dingy weight room. In fact, at many institutions, the rec center serves as a multipurpose space, hosting celebrations on special occasions […]
Might the cliche of the forever-indebted college student someday become a fable? According to a new College Board report, total college student debt for 2013-14 is down by $8.7 billion […]
College ranking systems are typically viewed as unreliable metrics, often accused of practicing favoritism based on questionable criteria that varies by publisher. In an attempt to provide an unbiased and […]
Faculty and students who demonstrated during the first National Adjunct Walkout Day on Feb. 25 aimed to raise awareness about the working conditions faced by part-time instructors. The day was […]
The United University Professions (UUP), SUNY’s labor union, has defended funding for public higher education—which has decreased nationwide by about 25 percent since the Great Recession. (Only two states, Alaska […]
The temperature around higher education unionizing efforts often runs hot. Officials are reluctant to have outside labor groups on campus or to relinquish control over important personnel decisions—including pay, benefits […]
Recent campus outbreaks of easily spread but preventable diseases have forced administrators across the nation to review their institutions’ immunization policies. Immunization policy on potentially deadly illnesses—including measles, meningitis, rubella […]
As high-profile racial incidents on college campuses make headlines across the country, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is grappling with controversy surrounding Saunders Hall. The history building—named […]
Bolstering student interest in STEM subjects is a priority for many schools, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County is finding success on an unusual path. The university offers students […]
Commencement speakers have become another point of financial scrutiny in higher ed, with an annual flurry of students crying foul on both the person selected and fees incurred. Some colleges […]
More diverse student populations demand more of the health and wellness services offered on campus today. Colleges and universities must meet the unique needs of veterans, and students who are […]
Online learning, specifically MOOCs, has inspired many doomsday forecasts regarding the fate of traditional higher education—which, of course, has yet to collapse. But the predicted death of MOOCs—due to erratic […]
More students now do their research on the web, bypassing resources offered by their campus libraries as digital usurps print in curricula, a recent survey says. Among the 4,300 students […]
The push for campuswide sustainability and a fresh commitment to student health drive institutions to rethink their dining strategies. This might mean buying more food from local farmers and better […]
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