The Barnard administration, in late October and November, rewrote its policies on political activity, website governance and campus events, giving itself wide latitude to decide what was and was not permissible political speech on campus, as well as final say over everything posted on Barnard's website. The moves caught the attention of the New York […]
Physical accessibility is still crucial and a top concern, but many university leaders now pursue broader accessibility goals that emphasize options for everyone on campus.
A faculty mentor who encourages a student's goals and dreams is the single most crucial factor for personal and professional success. The research shows it—and so does the trajectory of my life.
The Biden administration has quietly pushed back against a plan by the University of California to allow thousands of young people without legal immigration status to hold campus jobs. Through a series of recent calls, the Department of Homeland Security pressed UC officials to reconsider what it saw as a direct challenge to federal law […]
For almost a quarter of a century, a coterie of the nation's most elite universities had a legal shield: They would be exempt from federal antitrust laws when they shared formulas to measure prospective students' financial needs. But the provision included a crucial requirement: that the cooperating universities' admissions processes be "need-blind," meaning they could […]
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to urge state lawmakers to pass legislation that would provide free community college tuition for all high school graduates during her sixth State of the State speech on Wednesday. Whitmer also prioritized community college access in her annual address last year. State lawmakers responded by temporarily lowering the minimum age for free […]
Despite the well of opportunity present to higher education to offer employee development opportunities, company-higher education partnerships are losing ground to private providers.
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Chancellor Michael Alexander announced Friday that the university's branch campus in Marinette will cease in-person instruction beginning with the 2024 fall semester, WLUK-TV reported. The school will continue to offer online instruction. The Marinette campus is one of three two-year branch schools that UWGB runs. The others are in Manitowoc and […]
In both 2019 and 2020, the most recently reported years, the schools with the highest number of reported crimes in New Jersey were Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Princeton University, and Rowan University. Princeton University, which has a student population of about 8,623 was ranked second in New Jersey and 56th nationally with 75 total crimes. Motor […]
