Briefings

‘We are heartbroken’: Financial woes force Iowa Wesleyan to close its doors

The historic, 181-year-old school could not outpace its costs despite recent enrollment growth.

How The New York Times is giving students control over college rankings

Students can scale what elements about a school are important to them, and their results are aggregated create an individualized Top 10 list.

Students are likely to rule out your school based on state politics

Both liberal- and conservative-leaning high school seniors tossed a college choice in the can if its state's policies didn't align with them.

How two wellness providers are broadening the menu of mental health care services for students

Allowing stressed students to regulate themselves and, in some cases, utilize their smartphones to assess their own issues has encouraged even those who have not seen a healthcare provider in months to partake of the self-care services.

College professors face the highest exposure to AI tools, study finds

Academics from Princeton, NYU, and UPenn found that of the 20 occupations most exposed to AI language modeling capabilities, 14 of them were postsecondary teachers.

Florida, beware: DeSantis’ war on woke may decrease enrollment

One in eight prospective students surveyed will not enroll in a Florida public college due to DeSantis' education policies, according to Intelligent, while 21% of current students who disagree with DeSantis are thinking about transferring.

President search committees are overlooking women – Here’s why

Of the 2,723 public, nonprofit private, and for-profit private four-year institutions researched by Colgate University leaders, only 713 of those institutions are led by women.

Despite high interest, continuing education programs are sputtering

Although 71% of respondents attested to senior leadership supporting continuing education programs, staffing challenges and access to its data are reportedly getting worse, according to a new study from Modern Campus.

MIT and Harvard lift U.S. universities past U.K. in world rankings

With a combined 25 subjects to their names—more than all the institutions in the United Kingdom ranking #1 in an academic discipline—Harvard and MIT's prestige on the home turf and the world stage is irrefutable, based on QS' World University Rankings by Subject 2023.

Marshall University baseball gifted $10 million—of CARES Act funds

West Virginia's governor is honored to play a part in building Marshall University's new baseball stadium, but one official believes he is "grossly" misappropriating a huge chunk of COVID-related emergency funding to do so—and calling for a federal investigation.

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