The unprecedented offer is meant to alleviate a stark increase in enrollment. The college typically has 2,500 students, but its student body jumped to 2,858 in fall 2021 and was 2,773 in fall 2022. This fall, it's expected to potentially be as high as 2,845. Permission to take the leave of absence and receive a stipend […]
The board overseeing West Virginia's four-year colleges and universities voted Monday to revoke a small Baptist university's ability to award degrees, in response to its staggering debts. Alderson Broaddus University will be prohibited from awarding degrees starting Dec. 31, the state Higher Education Policy Commission announced during an emergency meeting to address the school's financial […]
If the Florida Board of Governors approves it, Florida would become the first public university system in the country to accept the test. The Classic Learning Test, or CLT, was created in 2015 as an alternative college entrance exam rooted in a teaching model that emphasizes the humanities, morality and classical literature. The test has […]
A report published by the Higher Ed Immigration Portal found that U.S. immigration denied 50% of African student visas between 2015 and 2022. This, despite the fact "the growth in the world's labor market is in Africa," according to Rebecca Winthrop, director of the Center for University Education at Brookings. "As other parts of the world age, Africa will grow its population and today's children will be the talent tomorrow's global companies will be recruiting."
A spokesman for UH said the data of about 28,000 current and former employees and students was compromised in June, 2023. The criminal entity — which UH said had a confirmed history of posting stolen information when an agreement was not reached — put officials on notice. College officials said they made the difficult decision […]
The average tenure among the six presidents to step down or retire in this list is three and a half years, a starkly shorter timeline than the 5.9-year average ACE reported in its annual president survey.
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents will meet Sunday to authorize the university to negotiate a potential settlement with Kathleen McElroy, a Black University of Texas at Austin journalism professor, who turned down a position at A&M after the university changed her job offer under pressure from conservative groups. The Board of Regents […]
The bottom line on college tuition is that there is no bottom line. At most four-year institutions, admitted students are quoted all sorts of different prices. Often masquerading as "merit aid" or "scholarships," the discounts are aimed at persuading students to attend, much like online retailers dangle coupons to persuade you to purchase the items […]
