Dictating what intellectual discussions can and cannot take place in the classroom is driving teachers out and stalling academic advancement, according to a new report.
Rising from the prairies in the middle of Iowa lies one of the mightiest small private institutions in the nation, Grinnell College. An education at this thinker's paradise offers both prestige and promise for 1,700 undergrads each year who embrace the humanities and liberal arts. In many ways, a degree is almost a golden ticket […]
Nine miles. That is all that separates Florida Gulf Coast University from the Gulf of Mexico and all that cushioned it from the Category 4, 150-mph winds of Hurricane Ian when it hit two weeks ago. But that ever-so-small buffer, a slight position to the south of the eyewall's center and its campus design may […]
Although leadership upheaval has become the norm in higher education during the last three years, very few pundits could have dreamed up the potential cosmic transfer of power announced by a Nebraska senator on Thursday. That man, prominent Republican Ben Sasse, said he will quit his post in Congress to become the next president at […]
When the Department of Education terminated the license of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) in August, it effectively put other agencies on notice. After the decision, Under-Secretary of Education James Kvaal said "the department has a responsibility to enforce accountability in the accreditation system and to ensure that students and taxpayers […]
Since 2012 there have been more college closures in the United States than in the previous 40 years combined. Almost 600 schools have disappeared, the vast majority of them private institutions.
