Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A recent joint statement from higher education accrediting bodies has heightened the focus on college and university graduation rates, but some advocates and executives say that accountability requires a greater value of institutional context. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. International Education Week is an excellent opportunity to highlight the importance and benefits of global education and the value international cooperation brings to science. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Donald Trump is promising the most liberal student loan repayment plan since the inception of the federal financial aid program, in a clear effort to court the millions of Americans struggling with the high cost of college. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Oracle today announced that The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) and University of Wyoming have selected Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Cloud and University System of New Hampshire has selected Oracle Enterprise Management (EPM) Cloud to advance educational opportunities by digitizing and modernizing their financial, planning, and budgeting systems. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The fliers depicting men in camouflage, wielding guns and an American flag, appeared in men’s restrooms throughout Texas State University: “Now that our man Trump is elected,” they said. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. In an attempt to overcome unprecedented budget gridlock in Springfield, University of Illinois trustees Thursday backed a quid pro quo deal that would secure funding for the university's three campuses. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Taking out another high-interest private student loan seemed like the only option for Amy Wroblewski this fall. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The 1960s witnessed a major shift in higher education in the Anglo-American world, which saw university life upended and reshaped in profoundly important ways: in the composition of student bodies and faculties; structures of governance; ways of doing institutional business; and relationships to the public issues of the day. Coeducation was one of those changes. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. After President Obama announced a goal last year to make community college free for all Americans, no state has moved as aggressively as California. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. “You don’t pray for an easy road; you pray for a strong back.” This is how one professor responded to the question, “What has it been like to be a black faculty or staff member on a predominantly white campus in the era of Black Lives Matter?” More...