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The coronavirus has upended the world in just a few weeks’ time. Like all enterprises, higher education is being challenged in unanticipated ways that require rapid change.
The state’s 14 public universities are projected to lose from $70 million to $100 million this spring semester, which a top official conceded will require a “dramatically” accelerated plan for reform, though he balked at the idea of closures.
“Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.” So wrote the 5th century B.C. Greek historian, Herodotus, widely regarded as the “Father of History.”
Legislators killed the higher education budget on the House floor, offering a sharp rebuke to Idaho’s college and university system and casting doubt on the Legislature’s ability to adjourn the 2020 session next week.
The University of Washington is rapidly expanding its ability to test people for COVID-19. A drive-thru testing site is already up and running at UW Medical in North Seattle that can test 40 to 50 people per day.
CollegeSource, the higher education industry’s most trusted SaaS provider of transfer and degree achievement solutions, officially launched its latest version of uAchieve Degree Audit including its newest addition – Degree Discovery.
Honeywell has developed machine learning technology that gives buildings a brain. Honeywell Forge Energy Optimization enables buildings to operate autonomously, proactively making adjustments that provide more comfort for the people inside and drastically cutting energy consumption.
In response to burgeoning interest in its recently launched cyber bootcamp, Fullstack Academy announced it has expanded its partnership with the University of San Diego with the establishment of a program that teaches web programming skills.
Schools have historically been the beneficiaries of public and private sector investments in digital infrastructure, programs, and other resources.
The debate blew past the committee’s scheduled end time and featured testy exchanges between members of the Florida House.
Modo Labs, the creator of a no-code app building platform for higher education and enterprise, announced the launch of the new “Penn State Go” app built on the Modo Campus app.
State lawmakers are turning more toward apprenticeships as a strategy to tackle the skills gap, according to an annual report on states’ career and technical education policies.
Bard College and Central European University have, with support from the Open Society Foundations, launched a new international network of higher education, research, and cultural institutions.
Goodwin’s shift from a college to a university isn’t wholly unique, especially among smaller schools looking to gain greater notoriety as the higher-education industry faces significant headwinds, including a declining customer base and exceedingly high costs.
Johns Hopkins University is blowing up its business-school curriculum.
Cleary University President Jayson Boyers is resigning effective May 8 to become president of Rosemont College in Rosemont, Pennsylvania.
Michigan State University has long had bragging rights as the state’s largest university based on enrollment, but University of Michigan now has edged ahead by one critical measure.
Project Change students help with reading and writing lessons, as well as crafting a personal statement which could be used in college application materials.
The University of Cincinnati’s president announced his support for removing a slave owner’s name from one of the school’s colleges.
State-funded merit scholarships are politically popular. But as college tuition rises, policymakers in some states are starting to rethink financial aid that disproportionately benefits white, wealthy students and often duplicates scholarships awarded by public universities.
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