At present, there are hundreds of different petitions on the website Change.org that call for the removal of professors at colleges and universities across the world. Some date back many years, and some are current, ranging in topics from instructors' off-color language and views to the lack of quality in their courses. And there are […]
If two Texas universities win their case in the Texas Supreme Court, the schools that actually care about cheating and academic integrity could get a new weapon in their fights. The University of Texas at Austin and Texas State University have asked the Court for permission to revoke awarded degrees when academic misconduct is discovered after graduation.
The outlook might not be the same in 49 other states, but Virginia's higher education system did better than most during the COVID pandemic in keeping enrollments from falling off a cliff. In fact, other than two-year institutions—which sustained massive losses from coast to coast—Virginia is expecting only slight setbacks at its four-year public colleges […]
The stranglehold that universities in the United States have had in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings over the past decade has loosened as institutions across the globe increase research, citations and put more emphasis on teaching. Although seven of the top 10 universities in the newly released rankings for 2023 are from the […]
This is what is possible in higher education. 179 Livingston, a vibrant building in the heart of Brooklyn. A vision to truly put students first. A mission to keep the traditional alive while breaking down every other barrier so that it can be better. This is the new St. Francis College, just 14 days removed […]
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 […]
The window for parents to apply for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid began on Oct. 1, and at least one financial services company is seeing positive signs coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Discover Student Loans, which conducted a survey of parents whose children are heading for college, said 72% will be filling […]
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 […]
In 2020, the Association of American Universities, under the watch of then President Mary Sue Coleman, released a report on the state of sexual assaults on college campuses. Among the "disturbing" statistics cited was that 13% of all students have been victims. Coleman, now the President at the University of Michigan, called the increasing patterns […]
