A spokesperson for the College said they are using a consultant to find the next Interim President, but faculty will be included in the search for a permanent leader later this year. Professor Afshan Jafar said typically the Dean of Faculty serves as interim president, but that's not what's happening. "Let the Dean of the […]
Students at over 40 colleges and universities in New Jersey will now have access to a free virtual mental health service 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Gov. Phil Murphy's administration announced earlier this week. The program is already underway on a handful of campuses in the state, according to Dr. Brian Bridges, […]
Near Field Communication (NFC) and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) are two of the most valuable technologies for use on higher ed campuses. While they seem similar, they are not interchangeable, as each is best used to accomplish different, specific tasks. Which is the right technology for different applications on your campus? Download this white paper […]
When West Virginia University took the local campus out of Montgomery five years ago, it took more from the rural town than just a college. Suddenly, 1,500 students were gone. More than 100 staff and faculty moved out. The bar and the car dealership closed. The grocery store, too. And it was only going to […]
After helping boost Johns Hopkins low-income, first-generation student persistence rates to 100%, the Kessler Scholars Collaborative is expanding its reach to 16 schools and 1,600 students, thanks in part to $10 million in new funding.
This year's graduating class started college in the fall of 2019, just months before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Now, graduates are facing a labor market that CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger says is "in transition." According to LinkedIn, overall hiring has dropped 29% since April 2022, while hiring for entry-level positions requiring a college […]
A new report by consulting firm Bain & Company is forecasting the majority of higher education to be in a tough financial spot three years from now due to a confluence of operational challenges affecting institutions.
The Supreme Court is considering the fate of President Biden's student-loan cancellation plan. The economic significance of the case is obvious: If the court holds that it is lawful, it will transfer more than $400 billion from taxpayers to student borrowers. Even more significant is the foundational question at the heart of the debate: What […]
Earlier this year, the AAUP established a special committee to review the apparent pattern of politically, racially, and ideologically motivated attacks on public higher education in Florida. Today, after interviewing dozens of faculty members at multiple public colleges and universities in the state, the committee has released a preliminary report concluding that academic freedom, tenure, […]
