Donald Trump's pick for secretary of education, billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist Elisabeth "Betsy" DeVos, is more of a household name in K12 than higher ed circles. DeVos has worked to promote school choice and voucher programs, including creation of Detroit's charter school system. She sits on the board of the Foundation for Excellence in Education, whose […]
The recently opened Ernest H. Moreno Language Arts and Humanities Building at East Los Angeles College provides a welcoming front door for the institution's more than 30,000 students. The community college, which previously comprised multiple bungalow-style buildings, now has a dynamic center where students, faculty and staff all come together. Challenge: East Los Angeles College […]
As demographic, economic and market volatility continue to challenge higher ed's ability to enroll a sufficient number of students able to take advantage of the educational opportunities available, understanding and advancing your institution's value proposition should be at the top of the to-do agenda. A value proposition can be defined simply as the intersection between […]
Over the last three years, adjuncts at 46 colleges joined the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Among the latest are those at Duke, University of Southern California, Northeastern and Hillsborough Community College. Problems involving adjunct salaries and benefits have been festering for years. Compare tenured professors who command six figures to adjuncts who average $2,700 […]
Nirmal P. Narvekar is the new president and CEO of Harvard's $35.7 billion endowment, the largest fund in higher ed. Narvekar, a former JPMorgan Chase & Co. derivatives trader, was also previously CEO of Columbia University's $9.6 billion fund, which returned an average 10.1 percent during his leadership from 2005 to 2015. At Harvard, he […]
The University of Alabama’s former president, Robert Witt, tasked the campus with both increasing enrollment and becoming more pedestrian-friendly in 2006. An extensive transportation system helped support both of those goals. Alabama partnered with First Transit, one of the largest private-sector providers of mobility solutions in North America, to implement an initial network of 17 […]
A retired nursing professor traveled to India to compile a how-to book for the country’s nurses. A one-time professor of religion took up digital photography. A former drama school dean helped a local theater company stay afloat. Janette Brown, assistant vice provost at the University of Southern California, has seen the phenomenon often: faculty members finding […]
Universities welcome media coverage of college sports, groundbreaking research and alumni achievement—all of which generate recognition and revenues supporting their educational mission. Too often, however, racially charged events at universities have dominated those headlines. Racial diversity, inclusion and equality in higher education are hot topics. Low numbers of minority faculty, students and administrators, as well […]
University of Wyoming President Laurie Nichols has been traveling to local Native American reservations in an effort to improve recruitment of these students. The initiative started in her previous position as provost at South Dakota State University. Wyoming's Native American population is 2.5 percent, while the university's is less than 1 percent. Nichols has met […]
Students enrolled in media ethics at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill this fall walked into a lecture hall that looked radically different than two years ago. Gone is the stadium-style seating. Now the room, used for a wide range of courses, has 100 rolling swivel chairs with adjustable tables and nine mounted […]
