By Rick Seltzer. New research seeks to give trustees financial evaluation tools, finding some small colleges spend well over 50 cents on administration for every $1 spent on instruction -- but some say the numbers don't tell the whole story. More...
Of Moral Turpitude
By Rick Seltzer. Whether it’s a phone call to an escort service, explosive allegations of dangerous drug binges or questions about turning a blind eye to a problematic situation, recent higher ed scandals lay bare the murky moral waters leaders must navigate. More...
The Merger Vortex
By Rick Seltzer. Mergers are hard, but they’re likely to be a topic of interest going forward, even if they don’t all make it off the drawing board, leaders with experience tell audience at NACUBO meeting. More...
Time to Reset Tuition?
By Rick Seltzer. Deep cuts in tuition rates are a hot topic for private college administrators worried that their high sticker prices are scaring away students, but experts warn against gimmicky strategies. More...
Proliferating Partnerships
By Rick Seltzer. Interest is high in public-private partnerships, which are allowing universities to pursue new types of financing and projects. But speakers warn that they aren’t a magic bullet. More...
Revamp Governance but Don’t Close Universities, Pennsylvania System Told
By Rick Seltzer. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education should not close, merge or spin off any of its 14 state-owned universities, according to a much-awaited set of consultants’ recommendations presented to its Board of Governors Wednesday. More...
Coming to campus to teach online
Just because professors who teach online don't have to be physically on campus doesn't mean they shouldn't be, writes Penelope Adams Moon. More...
Let’s Get up Off Our Knees and Talk
Faculty members who teach both undergraduate and graduate students must go beyond symbolic protests and find a better way to grapple with complex social issues, writes Leslie P. Henderson. More...
Threat Level Normal
In context this is one of many little details evoking a mood of anomie (of disintegration, personal and cultural) with a hint of the Manson family somewhere upwind, performing its psychedelic-apocalyptic rituals to prepare for whatever the Beatles have commanded of them. More...
College, Democracy and Social Media Empires
The absence of codes and regulations too often leads social media users to act on their worst instincts, writes Seamus Carey, who recommends holding social media companies accountable for removing and preventing hate speech. More...