At least six four-year institutions have hired a president in the past two weeks. Among them, two are walking into rough waters as each institution endures a year of upheaval and controversy.
In-state tuition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and other campuses in the system will increase 3.75% next school year under a plan approved unanimously by the Board of Regents on Thursday. Combined with an increase in fees, the total tuition and fee increase will be 4.4% on average, the university said. The tuition increase alone equates […]
While almost everyone in IT agrees on the value of device management software, a recent EDUCAUSE survey revealed that just 1 in 4 higher education IT teams were using a software asset management tool, one of the bedrocks of device management. Particularly for IT departments in smaller college and university settings — basically anywhere outside of R1 research […]
President Kevin Cosby officially announced that students at the Historically Black College and University have a new dorm building. The money came from several small donations and one big one—$1 million from former University of Louisville men's basketball star Junior Bridgeman. This is the latest chapter in the comeback story for Simmons. In the last […]
Colleges and universities interested in ramping up their fundraising targets must update their strategies to meet pace with a digitized age, according to a report from Salesforce.
It's time for schools to radically change their structure. Otherwise, our institutions will not survive, a loss that has catastrophic implications for the future of millions of underserved young people and for our nation.
The university fired about 60 people and some of the offices where they worked are expected to close by May 31, according to a joint letter from the Texas Conference of the American Association of University Professors and the Texas chapter of the NAACP. UT-Austin President Jay Hartzell said in an email Tuesday that the […]
Manhattanville College became Manhattanville University on Wednesday, a sign to the public of a broader range of academic offerings. The change was made possible, in part, because of an update in 2022 to the state Board of Regents' definition of a university. In remarks Wednesday, Frank Sánchez, Manhattanville's new president, said the classification as a […]
The settlement administrator Angeion Group LLC announced a proposed settlement with several U.S. colleges and universities Friday over alleged deceptive tactics in giving out financial aid. The preliminary proposal includes 10 schools in one case and and 17 in a second. The schools include Yale University, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Pennsylvania. The […]
Despite budget growth, pesky faculty shortages have led to higher rates of building deterioration and a higher prevalence of obvious leaks, failed or failing equipment, and a general repair decline, according to Gordian, a facility and construction management leader,
