Industries, companies and governments are retooling for the future, driven by the sustainability imperatives of climate change; resource, food and water scarcity; social polarization and rising income inequality. More...
PSC, UUP call on state assembly to peg college funding to inflation rate
The Professional Staff Congress and United University Professions, which represent the majority of employees in the city and state university systems, urged the state Assembly Committee on Higher Education Dec. 5 to support a bill that Governor Cuomo has vetoed twice aimed at fully funding the public colleges. More...
Are most universities truly 'liberal' or 'progressive'? Rhetoric vs. reality
There is tons of evidence that in general American higher education has a strong left-of-center political orientation. Surveys show an overwhelming majority of faculty in disciplines with a strong public policy orientation are left of center. More...
Community colleges need budget love to train future workforce
Today’s young people will need a college degree or at least some post-high school training to qualify for the good paying career jobs of the future, from airplane manufacturing to software engineering. More...
Colleges look to be partners, not competitors
Four Southeast Minnesota colleges are working together to “regionalize” the delivery of higher education in the region. More...
Bounce, University of Akron are proving to be productive partners
Akron's Bounce Innovation Hub has a new tenant in the form of a startup coming out of the University of Akron's College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering. More...
Get ready for the 'new-collar' workforce, where training can trump the traditional degree
As technology seeps into everything from teaching to manufacturing, skilled workers with two-year degrees in computer science, cyber security and software development are increasingly in demand – and supply is struggling to keep up. More...
Cengage named a Glassdoor Best Place to Work in 2019
Cengage has been named a “Best Place to Work in 2019” by Glassdoor, one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites. More...
Proposed $90M bump in higher ed funding comes with another cut
The North Dakota University System may see a bump in funding this biennium. However, that proposed $90 million in increased funding still comes at a cost, university officials warn. More...
With new center, Mason seeks to drive GovCon conversation
George Mason University’s school of business has launched an academic center focused on government contracting in an effort to help drive the conversation surrounding this almost half-billion dollar industry. More...