Texas community colleges have struggled with enrollment over the past 15 years as many high school graduates opted to go straight into the workforce, but a new report points to signs of the campuses pivoting to stay relevant.
When higher education takes on real problems in real time, in addition to fundamental basic research, it can serve students, families and society in novel ways.
For decades, universities competed for students, faculty and donors with buildings, rankings and brand. The next decade will be decided by what's humming in the basement.
Higher education may benefit from communicating to students more clearly the value and the lack of risk associated with sharing demographic data, a new the report advises.
Christopher L. Augostini takes the helm at Emory University while Tufts Provost Caroline Attardo Genco becomes the first female president at the University at Buffalo.
The University of Florida picked a president with experience at a neighboring flagship while Northwestern University hired its new leader away from another Big 10 institution.