While the role of college president has sometimes been referred to as "an impossible job" in the headlines, it certainly doesn't have to be. Here are a few specific helpful tips gained from my own experience.
If we are going to fix higher education issues, state governments must be at the forefront of the work. The U.S. Constitution, and subsequent Supreme Court cases, have made it clear that education is a power reserved for states under the 10th Amendment. Federal financing was never meant to be the primary way to pay for […]
A 16-year-old high school senior in New Orleans who received scholarship offers from 149 colleges and universities totaling $10 million said Friday that he has chosen to attend Cornell University. Dennis "Maliq" Barnes will graduate on May 24 from the International High School of New Orleans, where he earned a 4.98 grade point average. He also has […]
Colorado's 2021 high school graduates were even less likely to go to college than those who graduated in the depths of pandemic shutdowns. That's according to the most recent data released by the Colorado Department of Higher Education on college-growing trends in the state. Overall, about 49.9% of 2021 high school graduates went to college, […]
Damages from two $100 billion hurricanes have finally sealed the fate of this 60-year-old private university, which was unsuccessful in its efforts to bring a merger to fruition.
Universities are expanding their menu of optional graduation events focused on participants' identities and segregated by race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and even income. Georgetown University, the University of Oklahoma, Illinois State University and Grand Valley State University in Michigan are among the growing number of schools holding special ceremonies for Black graduates in upcoming weeks as […]
Applicants at Penn will no longer be exclusively considered based on their legacy status. With Harvard tied up in the Supreme Court over a similar case, Penn's decision might be the first sign of a massive shift.
Hackers hijacked a Virginia university's emergency alerts system this week and, in what appears to be a first, used it to issue threats to students and faculty: The university must pay up or their files would be leaked online. In a series of messages sent over Bluefield University's RamAlert, which sends text messages and emails to […]
The Bucks County Community College Federation of Teachers chapter voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to prepare a no-confidence vote in the leadership of College President Felicia Ganther. Ganther is completing the second year of a three-year contract and has been at the forefront of changes on campus since arriving at the height of the pandemic in 2021, […]
The USDA is taking out risky loans worth tens of millions of dollars to colleges and universities to prevent rural communities from becoming higher education "deserts," according to The Hechinger Report.
