Mary Ruiz, a New College of Florida alum who served on the school's board of trustees since Oct. 2019, has resigned from her position. Ruiz was appointed to the New College board of trustees by the Florida State University System Board of Governors and predated the six trustees appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in January. […]
During the first six months of 2023, the education sector saw a 179% spike in overall attack volume compared to the first half of 2022. The attacks are seemingly regular as well, with 16.6% of victims reported being targeted at least once a month.
The University of North Texas has formally announced the dismantling of its Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Office following the passing of Senate Bill 17. It's the first Texas university to do so. UNT President Neal Smatresk announced the dissembling of the office in an email to students Tuesday morning. The email read that following […]
The fissure formed this spring when the administration began forcing professors in the technology department to spend all of their work hours on campus. The faculty turned to one of its only means of bargaining — the faculty senate. But in an abrupt turn, just before the senate was to vote on formally protesting the school's […]
In a letter on Tuesday, interim President Teresa Woodruff says the university will plan for a remembrance event that day, and the campus will be open for support to students. Classes will resume on Feb. 14, with assignments and exams due on Feb. 15. Woodruff says Berkey Hall will be available for faculty, staff, graduate […]
Martin Kurzweil, vice president of educational transformation at the nonprofit Ithaka S+R, traces that back to a decline in enrollment. "Demographers will tell us that the generations of young people coming through after the baby boom, the cohort sizes, have decreased over time, and higher education is looking at what's come to be known as […]
The HEA Group and Student Defense found that graduate schools leave students with over $100 million more in debt than what they entered repayment with.
Almost two years after Mark Bieger, the former vice president for strategy, came to LSU, and over 18 months since the formal planning process began, the institution's strategic plan remains unfinished. A nearly two-year-long planning period is unusual, especially when LSU had a dedicated strategy chief. Nicholls State University, a small school in the University […]
The Supreme Court's rulings this summer had strong implications for a recent survey by TimelyCare. More than half of students reported stress or anxiety around its decisions on striking down affirmative action (53%) and denying Biden's student loan forgiveness (60%). Students submitted responses in July 2023, when the rulings were still top of mind.
