Changes in academic programs are often precipitated by budget crises. But when faced with a 16 percent reduction in state appropriations in 2015, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire took a different approach. With a goal of keeping degree programs intact, UWEC officials eliminated administrative positions, reduced support staff and trimmed back the number of full-time […]
As a digest of Antioch College's Sexual Offense Prevention Policy, "Consent 101" underscores the necessity of asking and giving assent to all levels of sexual behavior. Agreement cannot be conveyed through silence or body language, and that consent is neither negotiable nor optional.
As these buildings enter their fifth decade of service, school administrators and facility planners are facing a critical decision about what to do with them. New thinking about their promise and potential is beginning to take hold.
As a society, we have succeeded in communicating the economic payoff that a college education can offer. At present, the value of lifetime earnings for a person with a bachelor's degree is $500,000 more than a high school graduate. We have not, however, succeeded in helping many of our students understand how to pay for […]
After months of negotiation, the University of California has ended its $10 million subscription contract with Elsevier, the world's largest scientific publisher, headquartered in Amsterdam.
Students can conceivably still stream Netflix and Hulu while in class at Purdue University, but they'll have to gobble up untold gigabytes of their own cellular data to do it. The school's IT team wants faculty and students using Wi-Fi for academic purposes to have fast and reliable service in all classrooms. It has blocked […]
In 2012, the Penn State Lions went 8-4 on the field, passing 3,283 yards, rushing 740 yards, and scoring 349 points. This credible performance earned it a respectable 38th ranking out of the 124 schools in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. But few will remember Penn State's athletic performance in 2012. What people […]
