Higher Education
To Fight the Alt-Right, the Administrators of Higher Education Need a Renewed Sense of Mission
Higher education has lost its place to the ‘Ideas Industry’: Think Tanks, TED, and the Aspen Institute. It's time to step up and stand with faculty to take it back.<p>As colleges and universities are settling into the rhythm of a new academic year, many administrators feel a fresh sense of unease …
College & UniversitySurvey: Student satisfaction with higher education on the decline
“The system is in a state of stagnation and must undergo a comprehensive reevaluation, otherwise the trend will continue.''<p>Students are less …
EducationEMU's amended free speech policy addresses 'very rapidly' evolving issue
The Board of Regents approved amendments to its current free speech speaker policy during its regular meeting on Friday, Oct. 20 by a unanimous vote.
MichiganCommentary: The relentless pursuit of university rankings is creating a two-track system
SINGAPORE: Global university rankings constructed mainly by Western commercial media outlets, like this week’s Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia …
College & University'Ashamed to be your alumnus': Former U of M student returns degree after Steve Kirby allegations
Daniel Jordan says university’s handling of sexual harassment allegations reflects its complicity<p>A former University of Manitoba student has returned …
WinnipegUniversity students have higher rate of success with more support, study finds
3 factors impact students outcomes says Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission<p>A study to see if a student's background can influence how long …
EducationStudent leaders call on province to intervene in college faculty strike
TORONTO -- Student union leaders are calling on the Ontario government to get college administrators and striking faculty to return to the bargaining …
CanadaThe 12 European countries with the highest university fees
University fees vary significantly across European countries, as does the amount of financial support available to students.<p>In four countries — Finland, Sweden, Scotland and Norway— there are no fees for either home or EU students, while in 12 countries fees apply to all students.<p>A new report by …
BusinessHow 1944's GI Bill forever changed New Orleans | NOLA.com
The home loan provision of the GI Bill was designed to give veterans a federally guaranteed loan -- made by private lenders -- with no down payment. …
New OrleansAmerica’s Best University President
Several years ago Robert Zimmer was asked by an audience in China why the University of Chicago was associated with so many winners of the Nobel Prize — 90 in all, counting this month’s win by the behavioral economist Richard Thaler. Zimmer, the university’s president since 2006, answered that the …
University of ChicagoFighting to Retake Higher Ed in Wisconsin
The Left used to talk all the time about the need to “reform” everything, but now that they’ve been in the driver’s seat in many places, the …
College & UniversitySenators Again Seek Loan Relief for Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty members will get another chance to gain eligibility for a federal student loan relief program under proposed legislation by two U.S. …
College & UniversityWhat the Girl Scouts Can Learn From Women's Colleges
The history of how all-female institutions fought to survive in a coeducated world might offer insight for today’s controversy.<p>The news of the Boy Scouts of America’s decision to open its programs up to girls has inquiring minds wondering what it means for the Girl Scouts. After all, the girls’ …
Girl ScoutsThe teaching excellence framework can enhance academic careers
The government’s teaching quality assessment has been controversial among academics, but its best-performing universities prioritise their staff<p>Diana Beech is director of policy and advocacy at the Higher Education Policy Institute<p>It’s no secret that academics never really greeted the advent of the …
EducationPrem Watsa named as Huron University College’s 1st chancellor
Huron University College has announced that Prem Watsa, one of Canada’s best-known business leaders, will be its first chancellor.<p>Watsa, chairman and …
College & UniversityWith CollegeAmerica Trial Underway, Someone Just Posted An Unhinged Attack On Colorado's Attorney General
A lawsuit brought by Colorado's attorney general, Cynthia Coffman, against CollegeAmerica went to trial this week in a Denver courtroom.<p>It's a bench trial -- no jury; Judge Ross Buchanan will decide the facts. In this document required by the court, the two sides dispassionately describe for the …
U.S. Dept. of EducationOpinion | Higher Ed's Biggest Scam Is the Legacy Admissions Process
As freshmen flood college campuses across the U.S. this year, Harvard University has trumpeted the fact that its incoming first-year class of 2021 is majority non-white. But it left something out.<p>In recent years, about as many Harvard students have come from the top 1 percent of families by income …
EducationFootball Won't Save College, It's What's Wrong With College
Last weekend I attended the 25th anniversary of the founding of <i>Rumpus,</i> Yale’s tabloid newspaper. The organization had asked Yale’s President to speak to the assembled alumni, but as he was out of town, he sent a written congratulatory greeting thanking <i>Rumpus</i> “for still publishing in paper form. It …
EducationIn Higher Ed Reform, Is Change the Biggest Challenge?
One of the more interesting, and at times alarming, changes in American higher education is the redistricting of public college systems in various states. The most active discussions – some of which produced radical change – have been in states like Vermont, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Maine, New …
College & UniversityNew Data Highlight How Higher Education Is Failing Part-Time Students
For the first time, the federal government has published data on the outcomes of students who begin their college career studying part-time. The data …
EducationCambridge University students given trigger warnings for Shakespeare plays
Academics have criticised "trigger warnings" after Cambridge University students were warned about "potentially distressing topics" in plays by …
College & UniversityProfessors say Purdue president is trying to deflect attention from 'inaction' on white supremacy on campus
Purdue University President Mitch Daniels is facing criticism for his response to a request that he investigate a series of white supremacist …
RacismHalf of students starting university are now first in their family to do so, new figures reveal
Half of students who started a degree last year were the first in their family to go to university, new figures have revealed.<p>For the first time, the number of students whose parents did not go to university matched those from wealthier academic backgrounds, according to data supplied by Ucas.<p>It …
EducationTurnbull government's $2.8 billion university funding cuts shot down by the Senate
The Turnbull government's landmark higher education reforms have been killed off in the Senate, with the Nick Xenophon Team rejecting key elements of …
Australian NewsFree Speech on Campus Sparks Legal Battles, Safety Concerns - Education Writers Association
Walter Kimbrough remembers when Emory University canceled a speech by Khalid Abdul Muhammad.<p>It was 1994, and the top aide to Nation of Islam leader …
EducationThe struggle is real: Student debt through the roof
Survey shows monthly expenses are over NIS 5,000, although the average income for students is under NIS 4,000.<p>As some 300,000 students prepare for …
EducationIowa college students: Preventing rape, hate speech must be priority
CLOSE<p>Students held a Hoodies And Hijabs Solidarity March to protest the executive order that includes travel bans.<p>“What is free speech and what is …
Des MoinesWhy universities should not crack down on free speech (essay)
Drexel University has followed Trinity College in Connecticut and others down the dead end of suspending a tenured faculty member -- this time, …
Texas A&MOctober 18, 2017
Every Wednesday we share literary and arts jobs posted by our fellow organizations, universities, and schools. Take a look at the opportunities …
EducationAs Richard Spencer's white nationalist tour continues, colleges try to balance security, free speech
AUSTIN — Just 48 hours after they’d watched a demonstrator get mowed down during a deadly protest near the University of Virginia, Texas A&M …
Richard Spencer