Your institution can increase job satisfaction, create a better workplace environment and increase retention without simply having to dip into the bank, according to CUPA-HR's 2023 Higher Education Employee Retention Survey (ERS).
Despite the barrage of criticism the seminal college ranking service endured earlier this year, 99% of the top 100 nationally ranked universities reported data for this year's undergraduate rankings.
Bridgewater College is among a handful of private institutions to embrace a tuition reset. "This is one of those moments where it's about stepping out and being a leader and being part of a national dialogue about the real value of higher education," says President David Bushman.
Seven of the 10 institutions to sport the most distressing drops in Pell Grant-eligible students had a per-student endowment below $100,000, according to a new report from The New York Times.
Despite shaky short-term forecasts, edtech is still poised for long-term growth, and AI is currently driving the buzz at edX, the popular online learning platform. Reports focused on decade-wide analysis rather than year-to-year changes reaffirm the viability of edtech: The market is expected to be near $1 trillion by the end of the decade.
Institutions that demonstrate gender parity have a higher likelihood to enroll more students, receive donor support and even maintain academic integrity, according to The New York Times.
Whether rebounding from a sluggish 2022 or rivaling pre-pandemic enrollment numbers, colleges and universities embraced a variety of initiatives to win new students and maintain a healthy cohort.
Harvard University, currently ranked 9th and 6th on Forbes' and The Wall Street Journal's latest college rankings, is the only institution to have received an "Abysmal" speech climate rating in FIRE's 2024 College Free Speech Rankings.
Higher education has adapted slowest to artificial intelligence (AI), according to Tyler Cowen, economics professor at George Mason University. Cowen also spoke on how job scarcity stands due to AI and how country-by-country it has become an arms race. "We stand at a very unusual moment in human history," Cowen said. "For the first time, […]
The end of this academic year will mark the end of President Peter Salovey's time at the helm of Yale University. He will return as a full-time faculty member.