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Saving for college? Ann Arbor event to provide info on state-backed options

A disturbing video that leaked online appears to depict members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of Miami engaging in a...

Youngstown State University President Bill Johnson shares plans for expansion

In a Friday meeting with Jefferson County superintendents, Youngstown State University President Bill Johnson affirmed his commitment to an expansion of education in the...

Building Operational Excellence in Online Learning: Strategies for Higher Ed Leaders

Date & Time: Tuesday, April 9 at 2 pm ET

In this 20-minute UB Ed Talk, two experts in online programs will provide strategies to ensure operational excellence in any online learning program, by assessing an institution’s strengths and weaknesses, identifying key areas for improvement, and building a strategic roadmap for the future. 

‘She endured cruelty’: what led to a leader’s death at a historically Black university?

Based on Antoinette Candia-Bailey’s own accounting of her eight-month tenure at Lincoln, the trouble began with a disastrous performance evaluation Candia-Bailey received in mid-November. The...

A growing number of colleges are rolling out ‘no-loan’ policies. ‘They are giving them out like candy,’ Yale professor says

Roughly two dozen schools have introduced “no-loan” policies, which means they are eliminating student loans altogether from their financial aid packages. Among the schools on The Princeton...

State university ‘microcredential’ programs offer flexible education for high-needs industries

Microcredentials are what Iowa State University Associate Provost Ann Marie VanDerZanden described as shorter disciplinary programs that instill knowledge, skills and abilities through focused...

Gov. Shapiro provides more details on community college, state system consolidation plans

Gov. Josh Shapiro indicated he would like to see the creation of a new system by the end of this calendar year. Next year,...

University of Georgia announces $7.3 million in campus security upgrades

The University of Georgia on Tuesday said it has committed more than $7.3 million on new safety measures, including emergency call boxes and a...

3 of Mississippi’s 8 public universities could close under Senate bill

Three of Mississippi’s eight public universities could close soon under a bill proposed by one state senator who says funding that many institutions is...

National college professors group sanctions New College: ‘politically motivated takeover’

The governing body of the American Association of University Professors voted to sanction New College of Florida for "substantial non-compliance" with academic governance standards,...

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