The system designed to handle allegations of sexual assault on college campuses is badly broken. Over the past 15 years, the rules have changed dramatically depending on whether a Democrat or a Republican occupies the White House; in March, they will change again. But the fundamental premise is the same: an adversarial system that pits one […]
After studying first-year Ivy-Plus students' admissions records and grades between 2017 and 2022, Harvard-based Opportunity Insights found that student's test scores are a far more significant predictor of collegiate success than their high school GPA.
The Florida Board of Education said Wednesday it has implemented "strict regulations" limiting the use of public funds for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, activities, and policies in the Florida College System. The new rule defines DEI as as "any program, campus activity, or policy that classifies individuals on the basis of race, color, […]
More than a century later, amid a nationwide shortage in primary care doctors, Duquesne is getting its medical school. Duquesne's College of Medicine has officially opened, with a focus on training primary care physicians who will practice in high-need areas in the region. Pennsylvania has a predicted shortage of 1,000 primary care physicians by 2030, according […]
With geopolitical tensions mounting, the Canadian government announced a new security system for university research that aims to prevent tech secrets leaking to key Chinese, Russian or Iranian research institutions. The new policy–the most detailed security procedures yet made public in the West–would bar federal Canadian funding for "sensitive" research projects linked to any of […]
Higher education is in the middle of an academic arms race to create curricula that are relevant to the jobs of today. If your institution wants to be ahead of the curve and discover the next exciting academic program to offer students, take some advice from Gray Decision Intelligence.
ALBION, MI – A probe into endowment funds and a downgraded credit rating have placed Albion College's financial situation under the microscope of state and federal agencies in the last year. The private college in Calhoun County now has a three-year "budget realignment plan" to balance the books, officials told MLive/The Ann Arbor News on […]
The Department of Education has added Temple University and Allentown's Muhlenberg College to the list of schools under investigation for alleged discrimination. The Office for Civil Rights opened the investigations into "discrimination involving shared ancestry" under Title VI Jan. 16, according to the department's website. The colleges join Drexel University, Rutgers University and Lafayette College, among others […]
