A trio of retirement announcements and a pair of presidents stepping down—including Michael Drake of the University of California system—dominate this edition.
The current Minnesota governor is no stranger to America's education system, having worked hands-on in classrooms and passed progressive policy measures in K12 and higher ed.
Helping adult learners requires a system and institution-wide focus on providing effective support throughout the process and ensuring students receive credit for their past achievements.
For all the focus that institutions have placed on conveying the long-term value of a degree and its success as a vehicle for social mobility (all true), the messaging is simply not resonating broadly.
More employers recognize that many prospective candidates choose not to go to college because it's unaffordable or because they believe they'll acquire more practical skills in the workforce, versus the classroom, a new survey contends.
A police procedural drama staged a tent encampment for a film shoot at Queens College. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators felt it trivialized their movement.
Schwartz comes to Boulder with a wealth of experience across public institutions of higher education, previously holding leadership positions at North Carolina State University and Pennsylvania State University. He said that background makes him the perfect person to push CU forward.
