For more than 15 years, I have redirected my academic career away from economic history, labor economics, and public finance towards the economics of higher education, and have made, with frequent urgency, several arguments, all pointing to a growing, unsustainable crisis that is requiring solutions. More...
Why Wheelock wants to merge with BU
For almost 150 years, Wheelock College has been proudly small.
It began in 1888, as Miss Wheelock’s Kindergarten Training School. More...
University of Georgia and AYTM partner
Market research platform AYTM (Ask Your Target Market) is proud to announce that they are the newest advisory board member and partner of the globally-renowned Master of Marketing Research (MMR) program at the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business. More...
Boston University, Wheelock College enter into merger talks
Boston University and Wheelock College, which is located on Boston's Riverway, have entered into formal talks about merging Wheelock with BU. More...
Rising students fees increasingly becoming burdensome cost
With tuition bills arriving as the fall semester starts, students and parents might notice a line with a pretty big number next to it: student fees. More...
Why college professors are offering to help students get food and shelter
Over the next few weeks, professors will present millions of students with a syllabus, a guide to their class that typically features books and other materials students will have to study to pass. More...
Cal State system to deploy ESM’s spend management tools across all campuses
ESM, a leading provider of spend management solutions, announced today that the entire California State University system will deploy ESM’s eProcurement solution. More...
Leveraging Palmetto College to drive adult enrollments
By 2020, 65 percent of all US jobs will require a postsecondary credential, and economic development in South Carolina necessitates an increase of at least 70,000 individuals holding postsecondary degrees by 2030. More...
CasaCuba: A home for all things Cuban at FIU
A group of Cuban-American community leaders has stepped forward to support "CasaCuba," an initiative that brings together all things Cuban at Florida International University. More...
Cambridge schools expand dual college credit program
Seniors at Cambridge High School are also getting started with their first year of college, through the school’s dual credit program. More...