Jews on U.S. college campuses have faced discrimination of varying degrees — both institutional and social — depending on the era, with one surprising result of a major antisemitic explosion in higher education a century ago. Administrators at a number of colleges, including Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania, are now pledging to do […]
Could the future of our republic really be riding on the fact that so many people think elite college students are totally, totally annoying? Outrages over student activists excusing Hamas have driven the news since the attacks in Israel. But I found myself thinking about more prosaic 21st century campus headlines—about safe spaces or heckled […]
Whether of their own accord or sparked by community members, some colleges have taken it upon themselves to enter the dialogue, drawing mixed reactions from the community and posing the question of when—if ever—institutions should take a political stance during times of heated world events.
"This raises challenging questions about unequal access to the best university education across America and the implications for social mobility and economic disparities between US regions," said Phil Baty, THE's Chief global affairs officer.
With how significantly students today regard colleges' costs and scholarship packages when making their enrollment decision, it may prove wise to take a more transparent approach to student costs. Here are three ways to do so.
Your institution can increase job satisfaction, create a better workplace environment and increase retention without simply having to dip into the bank, according to CUPA-HR's 2023 Higher Education Employee Retention Survey (ERS).
Despite the barrage of criticism the seminal college ranking service endured earlier this year, 99% of the top 100 nationally ranked universities reported data for this year's undergraduate rankings.
Seven of the 10 institutions to sport the most distressing drops in Pell Grant-eligible students had a per-student endowment below $100,000, according to a new report from The New York Times.
Despite shaky short-term forecasts, edtech is still poised for long-term growth, and AI is currently driving the buzz at edX, the popular online learning platform. Reports focused on decade-wide analysis rather than year-to-year changes reaffirm the viability of edtech: The market is expected to be near $1 trillion by the end of the decade.
Communication breakdown was a common thread troubling leaders when discussing some of higher education's chief issues at The Presidents Dinner in Washington, D.C. last week.
