Political interference and declining enrollment, two of higher education's most formidable trends, have already begun to impact several colleges and universities this Fall—and at one major university system, the two are coalescing.
Andrew Coats, the lawyer who convinced the U.S. Supreme Court in 1984 to allow universities to maximize football revenue, leading to a television-driven money-grab and today’s sweeping upheaval, now looks back with regret on the landmark case he successfully argued. “I think I screwed up college football across the board, because I think the case […]
With their backs against the wall, tuition-driven colleges and universities have devised ways to attract students from far and wide by offering competitively low tuition prices.
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents will meet Sunday to authorize the university to negotiate a potential settlement with Kathleen McElroy, a Black University of Texas at Austin journalism professor, who turned down a position at A&M after the university changed her job offer under pressure from conservative groups. The Board of Regents […]
The average tenure among the six presidents to step down or retire in this list is three and a half years, a starkly shorter timeline than the 5.9-year average ACE reported in its annual president survey.
The Board of Regents will meet with the ad hoc chancellor search committee on Thursday, June 29, to discuss the three finalists. If the committee makes a recommendation, the board will hold a special meeting on Friday, June 30, to consider naming a new chancellor. Former state superintendent Dale Erquiaga has been the acting chancellor […]
It's almost a fantasy to think one can be selected to not only lead a school but do so in one's home state. One hired and one retired president live that reality.
Nazareth is the latest in a string of former colleges in New York to transition to university status since the state Board of Regents changed its definition of the types of higher education institutions that can claim the designation. Last year, the board relaxed its standards of the definition, which had required that institutions offer […]
Nazareth is the latest in a string of former colleges in New York to transition to university status since the state Board of Regents changed its definition of the types of higher education institutions that can claim the designation. Last year, the board relaxed its standards of the definition, which had required that institutions offer […]
