Title IX, student loan forgiveness and federal oversight over institutions are in the crosshairs of two Republican-led initiatives with the power to overhaul public higher education.
If left unaddressed, academic burnout could transform our institutions of higher education into "burnout shops" for faculty and students. The implications of such a transformation are far-reaching.
Higher education leaders are clamping down on campus community members' outspoken—and private—comments regarding the war in Gaza and heightened antisemitism, administering more aggressive measures and pushing policy in the process.
As Connecticut, like other states, faces a sharp decline in enrollment at its public colleges, one line of argument suggests giving less money to higher education. Fewer students, the reasoning goes, should lead to fewer dollars. Just across the state border, however, Connecticut’s northern neighbor has embraced the exact opposite approach. In Massachusetts, officials have […]
Americans are profoundly more confident in two-year institutions than their four-year counterparts, a pair of reports by Gallup and Lumina Foundation shows. Can you guess the three main reasons?
College and university leaders feeling the pressure from skeptical policymakers and the public can take a deep breath thanks to this research that pushes back against today's higher ed headlines.
The average tuition increase was 1.6% for Oklahoma residents attending public institutions for higher education. The highest request came from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College with a request for a 5.5% increase, or $9 per credit hour, which was approved.
The FY 2025 bill, approved by an appropriations subcommittee, would cut funding in half for campus-based aid and slash the Student Aid Administration budget by 26%.
Real average salaries for full-time faculty members remain below pre-pandemic levels, according to a report released by the American Association of University Professors.
