Nonprofit groups and higher education leaders are inviting trustees and regents to restore an objective stance by recalling the famous words of the Kalven Report, a 1967 proclamation from the University of Chicago.
Universities looking to attract more first-generation Hispanic students should be assured they don't need to know what to study before they arrive on campus.
The president of the New School in Manhattan is about to lose an extraordinary perk: a five-story West Village townhouse that for decades has served as the university head's official residence. The school, which projected a $52 million budget shortfall for the 2024 fiscal year, is asking $20 million for the home as it seeks to stabilize its finances. […]
Wright State University plans to "deactivate" 34 lesser-used degree-bearing academic programs as part of its ongoing Academic Efficiency and Effectiveness review, university officials said. The programs affected are a mix of associate, bachelor's and master's degree tracks, across engineering, foreign language, science, education and other fields. Read more from the Dayton Daily News.
House Education and Workforce Committee Chairwoman Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., issued subpoenas to multiple leaders at Harvard University for "failing to produce priority documents" related to the committee's antisemitism investigation into the Ivy League school. She previously threatened to issue subpoenas if Harvard did not produce sufficient documents on two of four priority requests and gave […]
After an 8% percent drop off in fiscal year 2022, endowment has surged back, nearly recouping its loss with a 7.7% gain, according to the latest report by the National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund (NACUBO-Commonfund).
A bill that would allow people who have dropped out of high school to get tuition waivers to pursue diplomas and workforce credentials at Florida colleges got unanimous backing Wednesday from a key House committee. But some members of the House Education & Employment Committee raised concerns and questioned whether, as one Republican put it, […]
Nationwide, only about one-third of students who start at community colleges ultimately transfer to four-year schools, and fewer than half of those transfer students earn a bachelor's degree within six years. That means just 16% of all community college students attain a bachelor's degree, according to recent reports by the Community College Research Center at Columbia University, […]
Concordia University in Ann Arbor is facing financial problems that will likely lead to cutbacks of staff and programs. In an email sent out to Concordia students on Tuesday, President Erik Ankerberg said that the university is spending more money than it's taking in, particularly on the Ann Arbor campus, and changes must be made to operate […]
As a college based in the UK, the choice and opportunity for adults reentering education tends to be limited. However, through intentional design, we can create an ecosystem friendly to adult learners.
