Stefanie Botelho

SUNY’s United University Professions: A labor union fighting for higher ed

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...

Living with unions in higher education

The temperature around higher education unionizing efforts often runs hot. Officials are reluctant to have outside labor groups on campus or to relinquish control...

And rankings for all: Questioning national college rating framework

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...

Student debt declines for third straight year

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...

Inside Look: Recreation centers

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...

Colleges drop criminal queries from admissions apps

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,...

Automating the reverse transfer student data exchange

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...

Energy synergy in higher education

Conservation on campus is about saving money and electricity at a time of lagging state funding and soaring global demand for power. Worldwide energy...

Campus frat culture in the spotlight

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...

In Boston: College games on, doctors present

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...

Energy management in new facilities

The University of Baltimore set clear sustainability goals when it began planning its new law school building. “It had to be Platinum, but it...

STEM’s international college appeal

The American higher education system still holds a global appeal, attracting nearly 1 million international students as of July, and more than one-third of...

Out of compliance on sex assault, out of funding

Colleges and universities across the country are poised to lose more than credibility if they don’t comply with sexual assault regulations and policies. At Dartmouth...

College students pay more as subsidies drop

Subsidies for public higher ed institutions are the lowest in a decade—and for the first time, students are paying, on average, half or more...

IT centralization: Institutional hesitation

Despite technology’s critical role in higher ed, there remains a gap between central IT and the rest of campus that can lead to unnecessary...