A major investment in surrounding Waterville has brought more than 30 new businesses and art programs, while a downtown dormitory houses students, who commit to working in area homeless shelters, the public library or schools. David Greene, president of Colby College, said students are even working with the local fire department to help improve services. Green […]
A higher ed leader heavyweight steps into her mother's alma mater. While a 20-year presidential tenure is one to celebrate, one decade-old stint is souring following academic cuts.
A pair of reports suggest that degree earners still hold a considerable advantage in the application pool and are guaranteed to fare better a decade removed from school.
More than half of Americans who earned college diplomas find themselves working in jobs that don't require a bachelor's degree or utilize the skills acquired in obtaining one. What's worse, they can get stuck there for the entirety of their careers. If a graduate's first job is in a low-paying field or out-of-line with a […]
The University of Michigan said Thursday it has formalized how it will handle test scores during the admissions process with a test optional policy after a similar policy begun during the pandemic led to a more diverse campus. UM's move comes as the Ann Arbor university has worked to diversify its campus after Michigan voters […]
Ohio State President Ted Carter attended 58 public engagements across campus, Ohio and the country in January alone. Carter touted the State of Ohio Adversity and Resilience (SOAR) study, a statewide look into the root causes of mental illness and addiction. Highlighting the groundbreaking of the Multispecies Animal Learning Center at OSU's Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory, […]
As ideal as inclusive access intends to be, the Department argues it's a model pushed by textbook publishers to wholesale digital materials to entire classes, stripping student choice.
The web of contacts that parents connect their children with is instrumental in getting them through college and in helping them find in well-paying jobs. This consortium helps males of colors to build that robust network.
A new report details the 2021 pay grades of private university leaders across the country — including three presidents in the Pittsburgh region. The Chronicle's report looked at 312 leaders at private colleges with expenditures of $100 million or more. Topping the list was Amy Gutmann, the former president of the University of Pennsylvania, who […]
Yale University will require standardized test scores for admission for students applying to enter in the fall of 2025, becoming the second Ivy League university to abandon test-optional policies that had been widely embraced during the Covid pandemic. Yale officials said in an announcement on Thursday that the shift to test-optional policies might have unwittingly harmed students […]
