The brain drain is particularly prevalent in Iowa, as each of its neighboring states has a higher retention rate, according to the Washington Post. When comparing college graduates produced in a state versus college graduates living in the state, Iowa falls negative, sitting at -34.2% This statistic took the percentage of college graduates produced in […]
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.
The enhanced focus on mental wellbeing can be seen at Frostburg State, too. After a shooting during the university's homecoming weekend in October 2022 only two blocks away from campus and another in May across the street from school property, many students and faculty are voicing their concern for the stability of mental health on […]
Institutions that demonstrate gender parity have a higher likelihood to enroll more students, receive donor support and even maintain academic integrity, according to The New York Times.
The move from one of the US's largest private universities, whose endowment totals over $5bn, represents a significant win for the climate movement, organizers said. The university first formalized the commitment in an August letter from William R Berkley, chair of NYU's board of trustees, which was seen by the Guardian, addressed to a student […]
Whether rebounding from a sluggish 2022 or rivaling pre-pandemic enrollment numbers, colleges and universities embraced a variety of initiatives to win new students and maintain a healthy cohort.
Today, no members of the Ivy League and none of the top 15 schools on Forbes' 2023 America's Top Colleges even consider applicants' interest as a factor in admissions. Looking at the top 100 on the new Forbes list, only 48% of private schools and 23% of public schools take demonstrated interest into account, according to the latest information they've provided […]
Oregon State University and Washington State University, the two remaining members of the Pac-12 Conference, initiated legal action today to confirm the governance structure of the conference, gain access to business information, and protect the conference's assets. Oregon State and Washington State brought this action against the conference and Pac-12 commissioner in the state of […]
A rising share of US workers are worried technology will make their jobs obsolete, driven almost entirely by growing fears among college-educated employees. Some 22% of US workers now fear that they could be sidelined by technology, up from 15% two years ago, according to a survey from Gallup. While the share of non-college-educated workers who […]
Harvard University, currently ranked 9th and 6th on Forbes' and The Wall Street Journal's latest college rankings, is the only institution to have received an "Abysmal" speech climate rating in FIRE's 2024 College Free Speech Rankings.
