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These 3 religious colleges draw the ire of an LGBTQ+ watchdog

Alcino Donadel | October 05, 2023

Schools this past year dodged Title IX statutes barring institutions from sexual discrimination since it contradicts its religious tenets.

President moves: Milestone hires and dramatic exits start off the month

Alcino Donadel | October 05, 2023

Kim Mooney is Franklin Pierce University's first alumna and woman to become president. The same goes for another HBCU alumnus leader.

U.S. university world dominance in jeopardy due to disparity

Alcino Donadel | October 03, 2023

"This raises challenging questions about unequal access to the best university education across America and the implications for social mobility and economic disparities between US regions," said Phil Baty, THE's Chief global affairs officer.

Report: Faculty development courses raise educator and student achievement

Alcino Donadel | October 03, 2023

Educators enrolled in a faculty development course experienced a resounding growth in their confidence as an effective educator, and students benefited as a result.

3 ways faculty and administrators are embracing AI beyond the classroom

Alcino Donadel | October 01, 2023

"People are 100% using AI right now for accreditation writing," says Glenn Phillips, former director of assessment at Howard University. "I know several folks who have ChatGPT open on their browser at all times. They're using it whether you want them to or not."

Feds fund $45M Rice-led research that could slash US cancer deaths by 50%

UB Custom Publishing | September 27, 2023

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has awarded $45 million to rapidly develop sense-and-respond implant technology that could slash U.S. cancer-related deaths by more than 50%. The award to a Rice University-led team of researchers from seven states will fast-track development and testing of a new approach to cancer treatment that aims to […]

St. Norbert to lay off employees

UB Custom Publishing | September 27, 2023

The college said 29 positions were immediately cut, while 12 more employees would lose their jobs after the semester, the end of the academic year or the end of 2024. College leaders cited a desire to be good stewards of students' tuition dollars by cutting operating costs and increasing efficiency, while saying the higher education […]

Higher education protected in the near-term from government shutdown

Alcino Donadel | September 25, 2023

A Department of Education memo in 2021 stated that disbursing Pell Grants and Federal Direct Student loans "could continue for a very limited time," but "these operations could also experience some level of disruption due to a lapse" during a shutdown.

Mississippi auditor says several college majors indoctrinate students and should be defunded

UB Custom Publishing | September 21, 2023

Calling numerous social science and humanities degree programs "indoctrination factories," Mississippi's auditor says the state should defund several college majors and invest in subjects that match the state's workforce needs. In a report published Tuesday, Mississippi State Auditor Shad White, a Republican, argued that the state should change its approach to funding its public universities. He proposed […]

How profound budget deficits are forcing schools to make unpopular decisions

Alcino Donadel | September 19, 2023

Institutions everywhere are struggling with excessive budget deficits, and with little help in state funding, the decision for more drastic cuts peers on the horizon.

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